Maladera robustula

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Maladera robustula
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. robustula
Binomial name
Maladera robustula
Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021 [1]

Maladera robustula is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in China (Hubei). [2]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 10.2 mm. They have an oblong-oval, dark reddish brown body with yellow antennae.

Etymology

The name of the species is derived from Latin robustulus (mening rather robust) and refers to its large size and the large left paramere. [3]

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