Maladera tranquebarica
| Maladera tranquebarica | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. tranquebarica
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera tranquebarica (Brenske, 1899)
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Maladera tranquebarica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.8 mm. They are dark brown (almost cherry-reddish-brown), very dull and without an opalescent sheen. The pronotum is projecting anteriorly, straight at the sides, widening posteriorly, the hind angles angular. The elytra are broadly and irregularly punctate in the striae, minutely pubescent, the intervals are narrow, unpunctate, slightly raised, the fine hairs are somewhat more distinct at the base and on the scutellum. The pygidium is almost rounded and the setate rows on the abdominal segments are very indistinct and weak.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) tranquebarica 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 16, 2026.
- ^ a b Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. II. Monographisch bearbeitet". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 43: 205–404. Retrieved February 16, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.