Maladera excisiceps

Maladera excisiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. excisiceps
Binomial name
Maladera excisiceps
(Reitter, 1896)[1]
Synonyms
  • Autoserica excisiceps Frey, 1972

Maladera excisiceps is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu).[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. They have an oval body. The dorsal and ventral surface are dark brown and the antennae are yellowish. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous, except for some setae on the head.[2]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) excisiceps 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.