Maladera rudis

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

Maladera rudis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Indonesia (Sumbawa, Sulawesi).[2][3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5 mm. They are dull, dark brown and slightly opalescent. The clypeus is densely wrinkled and rough-punctate, broad and short and slightly indented anteriorly. The frons is very finely punctate. The pronotum is scarcely projecting at the anterior margin, the lateral margin rounded with slightly projecting posterior angles, the marginal setae distinct and dense and the punctation fine. The elytra are punctate in sharply defined rows, with the intervals slightly raised and sparsely punctate with numerous. The marginal setae are distinct. The pygidium is distinctly pointed and punctate.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) rudis 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 12, 2026.
  3. ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 12, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.