Maladera (Cephaloserica) insanabilis (Brenske, 1894)

Ziani, Stefano, Bezděk, Aleš, Branco, Tristão, Hillert, Oliver, Jákl, Stanislav, Král, David, Mantič, Marion, Rössner, Eckehard & Sehnal, Richard, 2015, New country records of Scarabaeoidea (Coleoptera) from the Palaearctic Region, Insecta Mundi 2015 (409), pp. 1-36 : 22

Maladera (Cephaloserica) insanabilis (Brenske, 1894)

Material examined. TUNISIA: Beja Prov., 15 km W Nefza , dunes, W reservoir Sidi el Berrak, 37°02’N 08°54’E, 30 m, 6.x.2007, B. Schacht leg. (2 ♂♂ in RECF and ERCS) ; Kebili Prov., Oase N Douz, 10.v.2012, leg. W. Ziegler leg. (1 ♀, found dead, in WZCR) .

Distribution. Oriental species, strongly invasive; in the Palaearctic Region it is widespread from Israel, and the Arabian Peninsula (also in Yemen) to Nepal and North India ( Ahrens et al. 2006). Recorded from Madeira and Libya ( Ahrens et al. 2006) and from Jordan sub Maladera matrida Argaman, 1986 ( Katbeh-Bader and Barbero 1999). First record from Tunisia.

Responsible author: E. Rössner