Maladera perniciosa

Maladera perniciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. perniciosa
Binomial name
	Maladera perniciosa; (Brenske, 1899)
Synonyms
	Autoserica perniciosaBrenske, 1899 ; Autoserica rubescensMoser, 1908 ;

Last updated November 09, 2025

Maladera perniciosa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[2] It is found in Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, China (Shaanxi, Sichuan, Xizang, Yunnan) and Nepal.^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.6–9.7 mm. They have a light or dark reddish-brown, oblong-oval body. The upper surface is mostly dull (sometimes with an iridescent sheen) and glabrous, except for some setae on the head and the lateral cilia of the pronotum and elytra.^[4]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 5, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Omaladera) perniciosa 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 5, 2025.
↑ Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.

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[1] BioLib

[:0-2] Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 5, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[:1-3] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Omaladera) perniciosa 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 5, 2025.

[:2-4] Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.

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