Neomaladera rugosula
| Neomaladera rugosula | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Neomaladera |
| Species: | N. rugosula |
| Binomial name | |
| Neomaladera rugosula (Escalera, 1914) | |
| Synonyms | |
| |
Neomaladera rugosula is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Morocco and possibly Algeria.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. The pronotum has strong, coarse, very closely spaced punctation. The elytra have raised ribs (especially the alternate ones), with the spaces between them irregularly punctate. There are long, erect, whitish setae arranged in rows.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Neomaladera rugosula 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 February 9, 2026.
- 1 2 Baraud, J. (1965). "Révision des Euserica, Neomaladera, Serica et Maladera des pays européens et circumméditerranéens (Col. Scarabaeidae)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (N.S.). 1 (1): 71–116. Retrieved February 9, 2026.