Maladera rufopaca

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

Maladera rufopaca is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in China (Yunnan), Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. [2]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.1–8 mm. They have an short oval, reddish brown body, with yellow antennae.

Etymology

The species name is derived from the Latin words rufus (meaning red) and opacus (meaning dark). [3]

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