Maladera seriatoguttata
| Maladera seriatoguttata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. seriatoguttata
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera seriatoguttata Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016[1]
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Maladera seriatoguttata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in India (Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra).[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.7–8.9 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body. The ventral surface, including the legs, is reddish brown, while the antennae are yellow. Most of the dorsal surface is dull, with moderately dense and erect long setae on the head, pronotum and elytra.[2]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin seriatus (meaning in rows) and guttatus (meaning spotted).[2]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) seriatoguttata 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.