Maladera motschulskyi

Maladera motschulskyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. motschulskyi
Binomial name
	Maladera motschulskyi; (Brenske, 1897)
Synonyms
	Serica motschulskyiBrenske, 1898 ; Maladera schonfeldtiStebnicka, 1980 ; Serica schoenfeldtiMurayama, 1937 ; Autoserica furcillataBrenske, 1898 ;

Last updated October 10, 2025

Maladera motschulskyi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in China (Fujian, Hubei, Zhejiang) and Korea.^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5 mm. They have an oblong, blackish brown body, with yellowish antennae and a dull surface.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Catalogue of Life
↑ Fabrizi, Silvia, Liu, Wan-Gang, Bai, Ming, Yang, Xing-Ke & Ahrens, Dirk, 2021, A monograph of the genus Maladera Mulsant & Rey, 1871 of China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), Zootaxa 4922 (1), pp. 1-400

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[1] BioLib

[2] Catalogue of Life

[3] Fabrizi, Silvia, Liu, Wan-Gang, Bai, Ming, Yang, Xing-Ke & Ahrens, Dirk, 2021, A monograph of the genus Maladera Mulsant & Rey, 1871 of China (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae: Sericini), Zootaxa 4922 (1), pp. 1-400

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