Miridiba taoi

Miridiba taoi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Miridiba
Species:	M. taoi
Binomial name
Miridiba taoi Wang & Li, 2015

Miridiba taoi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[1] It is found in Taiwan. ^{[2] [3]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 14.7–16.6 mm. They are dark reddish brown on the head and pronotum and reddish brown to dark reddish brown on the elytra, venter and legs. The antennae are brown. The dorsum is completely covered with brown, thin, semi-erect, moderately long setae. ^[4]

Etymology

The species name refers to the Tao tribe, an aboriginal people native to Lanyu Island, which is the type locality of the species. ^[4]

References

1. BioLib
2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Miridiba (Miridiba) taoi 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 January 25, 2026.
3. 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 25, 2026.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
4. Li, C. L.; Yang, P. S.; Wang, C. C. (2015). "A review of the genus Miridiba Reitter (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) of Taiwan". Zootaxa. 3955 (4): 521–536. Retrieved January 25, 2026.