''Maladera'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

in the

beetle Beetles are insects that form the Taxonomic rank, order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Holometabola. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 40 ...

family

Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 35,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change. Several groups formerly tre ...

, containing species such as ''

Maladera insanabilis ''Maladera insanabilis'', sometimes colloquially called "Khomeini beetle", is a species of a beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is prevalent in Iran and other countries in the Middle-East. Adults are active in the summer and in the spring. Ma ...

'' and ''

Maladera castanea ''Maladera formosae'', commonly known as the Asiatic garden beetle and formerly known as ''Maladera castanea'', is a species of beetle in the family Scarabaeidae. It is native to Japan, China, South Korea, North Korea, and Russia but was introduc ...

''. There are at least 480 described species in ''Maladera''.

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''Maladera castanea''
on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures website. Scarabaeidae genera Melolonthinae {{Melolonthinae-stub

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