Miridiba scutata

Miridiba scutata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Miridiba
Species:	M. scutata
Binomial name
	Miridiba scutata; (Reitter, 1902)
Synonyms
	Holotrichia scutataReitter, 1902; Miridiba lassalleiKeith, 2010; Holotrichia scutulataDalla Torre, 1912;

Last updated February 07, 2026

Miridiba scutata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in China (Guangxi, Hong Kong) and Vietnam.^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 14–16 mm. The dorsal surface is glabrous. The pronotal surface is shiny, regularly punctate (with the punctures closer together just behind the anterior margin) and glabrous, at most with tiny setae on each puncture. The lateral margins of the pronotum are serrated and pubescent. The scutellum is without punctures and glabrous. The elytral surface is glabrous, at most with tiny setae on each puncture. The striations are weakly defined and the punctures are distributed between the striae.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Miridiba (Miridiba) scutata 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2026.
1 2 Gao, Chuan-bu; Coca-Abia, M. M. (2021-05-12). "Revision of the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae): genital morphotypes and new taxonomic data". European Journal of Taxonomy. 749 (1): 1–94. Retrieved January 26, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Miridiba (Miridiba) scutata 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved January 26, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Gao, Chuan-bu; Coca-Abia, M. M. (2021-05-12). "Revision of the genus Miridiba Reitter, 1902 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Melolonthinae): genital morphotypes and new taxonomic data". European Journal of Taxonomy. 749 (1): 1–94. Retrieved January 26, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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