Maladera senta
| Maladera senta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. senta
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera senta (Brenske, 1898)[1]
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Maladera senta is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in China (Fujian, Guangdong, Jiangxi, Shanghai, Yunnan), India (Uttarakhand, Meghalaya, Nagaland), Laos, Thailand and Vietnam.[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.8–10.1 mm. They have a blackish-brown to dark reddish-brown, oblong-oval body, sometimes with a greenish sheen. The upper surface is mostly dull and sparsely covered with moderately dense, erect and strong hairs.[4]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 6, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) senta 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 6, 2025.
- ^ Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp. Redescription under the name Maladera subspinosa