Maladera satrapa

Maladera satrapa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. satrapa
Binomial name
Maladera satrapa
(Brenske, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Autoserica satrapa Brenske, 1898

Maladera satrapa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in India (Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland), Myanmar and Thailand.[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 5.7–6.4 mm. The ventral side, head and margins of the elytra are black, while the legs, antennae, remainder of the elytra and part of the pronotum are yellowish brown. The dark areas may have a greenish shine. Most of the dorsal surface is early glabrous.[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) satrapa 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.