Maladera
| Maladera | |
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| Maladera japonica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Subfamily: | Melolonthinae |
| Tribe: | Sericini |
| Genus: | Maladera Mulsant & Rey, 1871 |
| Diversity | |
| at least 480 species | |
| Synonyms | |
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Maladera is a genus in the beetle family Scarabaeidae, containing species such as Maladera insanabilis and Maladera castanea. There are at least 480 described species in Maladera.[1][2][3][4]
Subgenera
[edit]The genus is divided in the following subgenera:
- Maladera
- Amaladera Reitter, 1896
- Aserica Lewis, 1895
- Cephaloserica Brenske, 1900
- Cycloserica Reitter, 1896
- Eumaladera Nomura, 1967
- Eusericula Reitter, 1902
- Hemiserica Brenske, 1894
- Macroserica Medvedev, 1952
- Omaladera Reitter, 1896
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Maladera Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ "Browse Maladera". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-05-14. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ "Maladera". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
- ^ "Maladera Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-13.
External links
[edit]- Maladera castanea on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures website.