Maladera unguicularis

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

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

Description

Adults reach a length of about 10–11 mm. They are deeply dull with very little opalescent sheen. They are reddish-brown underneath and dark above. The clypeus is large and broad, rounded at the corners, the margin distinctly raised, behind it in the middle with a weak, rounded elevation, sparsely and strongly punctate. The pronotum is short, slightly rounded at the sides with broadly rounded hind corners. The scutellum is large and pointed. The elytra are punctate in rows with coarse, closely spaced punctures alongside, bearing minute hairs. The spaces between are quite strongly raised, narrow, and individually punctate. The pygidium is slightly rounded, dull-punctate and silky-shimmering.[3]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) unguicularis 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.
  3. ^ 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.