Maladera orientalis

Maladera orientalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. orientalis
Binomial name
Maladera orientalis (Motschulsky, 1858)
Synonyms
Serica orientalisMotschulsky, 1857 Autoserica davidisBrenske, 1898 Serica mirabilisBrenske, 1894 Serica famelicaBrenske, 1898 Serica salebrosaBrenske, 1898 Amaladera cavifronsReitter, 1896 Amaladera diffinisReitter, 1896 Serica pekingensisBrenske, 1898

Maladera orientalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in China (Beijing, Gansu, Guizhou, Hebei, Hubei, Hunan, Nei Mongol, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Xizang, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Japan, North Korea, South Korea, the Russian Far East and Taiwan. ^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.6 mm. They have a dark brown, dull, oval body. The antennae are yellow. The labroclypeus is moderately shiny. They are glabrous, except for a few short setae on the head and lateral margins of the pronotum and elytra. ^[3]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Omaladera) orientalis 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 November 19, 2025.
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 November 19, 2025.