Maladera magnicornis

Maladera magnicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. magnicornis
Binomial name
Maladera magnicornis
(Moser, 1920)[1]
Synonyms
  • Autoserica magnicornis Moser, 1920

Maladera magnicornis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in India (Karnataka).[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.2 mm. They have an oblong-oval body. The dorsal surface is dark brown, with yellowish antennae. The ventral surface is dark reddish brown. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous, except for some setae on the head.[2]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ a b Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 3, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) magnicornis 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 November 3, 2025.