Maladera nanpingensis

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Maladera nanpingensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. nanpingensis
Binomial name
Maladera nanpingensis
Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021

Maladera nanpingensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in China (Guangxi). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.6 mm. They have a reddish brown, oval body. The frons is slightly darker and the antennae are yellow. The labroclypeus is shiny, but the remainder of the dorsal surface is dull. There are several short setae on the head and at the margin of the pronotum and elytra. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Nanping. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) nanpingensis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
  3. 1 2 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). Magnolia Pres: 1–400. Retrieved December 1, 2025.
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