Maladera imbella

Maladera imbella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. imbella
Binomial name
Maladera imbella
Reitter, 1898

Maladera imbella is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Afghanistan and Turkmenistan.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They are brownish-black, dull and pruinose. The clypeus is glossy and densely and strongly punctate, with the anterior margin straight and narrowly upturned. The pronotum is very finely, scarcely visibly punctate and the scutellum is triangular and finely punctate. The elytra are shallowly and indistinctly punctate. The pygidium is indistinctly punctate and, like the abdomen, somewhat lighter coloured.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) imbella 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 16, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1897). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 42: 345–438. Retrieved February 16, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.