Miridiba sinensis

Miridiba sinensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Miridiba
Species:
M. sinensis
Binomial name
Miridiba sinensis
(Hope, 1842)
Synonyms
  • Holotrichia sinensis Hope, 1842
  • Holotrichia dalatensis Frey, 1970
  • Rhizotrogus cribellatus Fairmaire, 1891
  • Ancylonycha sinae Blanchard, 1851
  • Holotrichia sinae Blanchard, 1851

Miridiba sinensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in China (Fujian, Hainan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hong Kong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang), Taiwan and Vietnam.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 19.5–23 mm. They are dark reddish brown to nearly piceous on the head, pronotum, scutellum, venter, and legs and reddish brown to dark rufo-testaceous on the elytra. The antennae are yellowish brown to dark reddish brown. The body is thick with the dorsum completely glabrous.

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Miridiba (Pledina) sinensis 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 25, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Li, C. L.; Yang, P. S.; Wang, C. C. (2015). "A review of the genus Miridiba Reitter (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) of Taiwan". Zootaxa. 3955 (4): 521–536. Retrieved January 25, 2026.