Maladera trochaloides
| Maladera trochaloides | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. trochaloides
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera trochaloides Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016[1]
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Maladera trochaloides is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Tamil Nadu).[2]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.8–9.7 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oval body. The dorsal and ventral surface are dull, the former, except for the lateral setae of the elytra and pronotum, nearly glabrous.[3]
Etymology
The species name is derived from the combined Sericini genus name Trochalus and the Greek suffix -oides (meaning resembling) and refers to the round body shape which is similar to the African Trochalus species.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) trochaloides 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 7, 2025.
- ^ a b Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 7, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.