Maladera trivandrumensis
| Maladera trivandrumensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. trivandrumensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera trivandrumensis Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016[1]
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Maladera trivandrumensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in India (Kerala).[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 9.6 mm. They have an oval body. The dorsal and ventral surface are dark reddish brown and the antennae are yellowish. They are dull (partly with an iridescent shine) and the dorsal surface is nearly glabrous, except for some setae on the head.[2]
Etymology
The species is named after the city of Trivandrum, close to the type locality of the species.[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) trivandrumensis 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.