Maladera sincera
| Maladera sincera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. sincera
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera sincera (Brenske, 1899)
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Maladera sincera is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Indonesia (Sumatra).
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10 mm. They are dark brown and dull. The pronotum is very finely pubescent. The elytra are punctate in rows, the intervals widely punctate, finely pubescent. The pygidium is pointed.[1]
Taxonomy
In his work Die Serica-Arten der Erde, Brenske described two species under the name Autoserica sincera. One from Malaysia and one from Sumatra. The former was given the replacement name Autoserica zeta by Karl Wilhelm von Dalla Torre in 1912.[2]
References
- ^ Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. II. Monographisch bearbeitet". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 43: 205–404. Retrieved February 17, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Dalla Torre, K. W. (1912). Melolonthinae I. Coleopterorum Catalogus. Vol.45. W. Junk & S. Schenkling :1-84.