Maladera shouchiana
| Maladera shouchiana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. shouchiana
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera shouchiana Kobayashi & Yu, 1997
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Maladera shouchiana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Taiwan.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10-11 mm. They have an oval body. The ventral surface and legs are reddish brown and the dorsal surface is uniformly blackish brown or dark reddish brown. The antennae are yellowish brown.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) shouchiana 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 4, 2026.
- ^ a b Kobayashi, H.; Yu, C. K. (1997). "One new sericid beetle from Taiwan (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)". Chinese Journal of Entomology. Taipei. 17 (3): 179–181. Retrieved February 4, 2026.