Maladera armeniaca
| Maladera armeniaca | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. armeniaca |
| Binomial name | |
| Maladera armeniaca Reitter, 1896 | |
Maladera armeniaca is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Armenia and Iran.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8.5–9.7 mm. They have a reddish-brown to light chestnut-brown, slender, rather shiny body. The forehead is dark brown, with a slight metallic sheen. The antennae and hairs on the underside are yellowish-brown.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Macroserica) armeniaca 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 13, 2026.
- 1 2 Petrovitz, R. (1969). "Ergebnisse zoologischer Sammelreisen in der Türkei: Lamellicornia, Coleoptera Dritte Folge. Die mediterranen Arten der Gattung Maladera Mulsant Lamellicornia, Coleoptera" (PDF). Annalen Des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien. 73: 383–400. Retrieved January 13, 2026.