Maladera tubulata
| Maladera tubulata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. tubulata
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera tubulata Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016[1]
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Maladera tubulata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in India (Maharashtra).[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 6.1–6.4 mm. They have an oval body. The dorsal and ventral surface are blackish, the elytra dark brown, the antennae yellowish and the abdomen reddish. They are dull and the dorsal surface is nearly glabrous, except for some setae on the head.[2]
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin tubulatus (meaning with a tube) and refers to the tubular shape of the phallobase of the aedeagus.[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) tubulata 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.