Trichomaladera yui

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Trichomaladera yui
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Trichomaladera
Species:
T. yui
Binomial name
Trichomaladera yui
Kobayashi, 1993

Trichomaladera yui is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Taiwan. [2] [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 13-13.5 mm. They have a light reddish brown, elongate oval body, with the antennal club more reddish brown than the ventral surface, and with the tibiae and tarsi reddish brown. The dorsal surface is light reddish brown or dark reddish brown. The surface of the body is opaque, with the clypeus, antennae, tibiae and tarsi shining. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Trichomaladera yui 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 14, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Kobayashi, H. (1993). "Some new Sericid and Melolonthid beetles (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) from Central Taiwan" (PDF). Elytra. 21 (1): 67–75. Retrieved January 14, 2026.