Maladera minops
| Maladera minops | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. minops
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera minops Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016[1]
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Maladera minops is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in India (Meghalaya).[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.3–8.3 mm. They have an oblong-oval body. The dorsal surface is dark brown, while the ventral surface is dark reddish brown. They are mostly dull, but the head is moderately shiny. The dorsal surface is nearly glabrous, except for some setae on the head.[2]
Etymology
The species name is an arbitrary combination of letters.[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) minops 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.