Maladera alloservitrita

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Maladera alloservitrita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. alloservitrita
Binomial name
Maladera alloservitrita
Sreedevi, Speer, Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2018

Maladera alloservitrita is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in India (Mizoram). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5 mm. They have an uniformly dark brown, oval body. The dorsal and ventral surface are dull, while the head and anterior pronotum are moderately shiny. They are nearly glabrous, except for the lateral setae of the elytra and pronotum. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Greek allo (meaning other) and the name servitrita and refers to the high similarity to the closely related species Maladera servitrita . [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) alloservitrita 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 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Sreedevi, K.; Speer, J.; Fabrizi, S.; Ahrens, D. (2018). "New species and records of Sericini scarab beetles from the Indian subcontinent (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)". ZooKeys. 772. Pensoft: 97–128. Retrieved November 19, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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