Maladera muscula

Maladera muscula
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. muscula
Binomial name
Maladera muscula
(Frey, 1972)
Synonyms
  • Autoserica muscula Frey, 1972

Maladera muscula is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Cambodia and Thailand.[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5 mm. The upper and lower surfaces are dark reddish-brown, dull and tomentose. The clypeus is shiny and the antennae are light brown. There are a few setae beside the eye margins and on the sides of the pronotum, elytra, and at the tip of the pygidium. The rest of the upper surface is glabrous.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) muscula 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 18, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Frey, G. (1972). "Neue Sericinen aus Indien und Indochina sowie Abbildungen von Parameren bekannter Arten (Col., Scarab., Melolonthinae)" (PDF). Entomologische Arbeiten Aus Dem Museum G.Frey. 23: 186–216. Retrieved February 18, 2026.