Maladera femorata

Maladera femorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. femorata
Binomial name
Maladera femorata
(Brenske, 1899)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica femorata Brenske, 1899

Maladera femorata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Java).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They are brown, dull and opalescent. The pronotum is not projecting forward in the middle at the front, somewhat rounded anteriorly at the sides, straight posteriorly, strongly convex. The elytra are coarsely punctate in rows, with individual long setae beside the lateral margin, and a dense row of setae on the lateral margin.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) femorata 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 11, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 11, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.