Maladera ollivieri

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Maladera ollivieri
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. ollivieri
Binomial name
Maladera ollivieri
Keith, 1998

Maladera ollivieri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Turkey. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5–8.5 mm. They have a black, oval body, with iridescent lead-grey reflections. There are large punctures on the clypeus, while the frons has smaller, less dense punctures. The antennal club is yellowish. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after Eric Ollivier. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Macroserica) ollivieri 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 15, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Keith, D. (1998). "Deux Maladera (Aserica) Lewis nouvelles d'Anatolie (Coleoptera, Melolonthidae)". Bulletin Mensuel De La Société Linnéenne De Lyon. 67 (10): 287–290. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
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