Maladera pallida

Maladera pallida
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. pallida
Binomial name
	Maladera pallida; (Burmeister, 1855)
Synonyms
	Serica pallidaBurmeister, 1855; Maladera ludipennisMiyake, Yamaguchi & Akiyama, 2002;

Last updated December 02, 2025

Maladera pallida is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in China (Hong Kong) and Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.9 mm. They have an oblong-oval body. The dorsal surface is yellowish brown and dull. The antennae are yellow. The head is shiny and the dorsal surface is nearly glabrous, except for some single setae on the head.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) pallida 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.
1 2 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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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) pallida 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.

[:2-3] 1 2 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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