Maladera assamica

Maladera assamica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. assamica
Binomial name
	Maladera assamica; (Moser, 1915)
Synonyms
	Autoserica assamicaMoser, 1915 ; Cephaloserica schereriFrey, 1962 ; Autoserica ornatipennisMoser, 1915 ;

Last updated November 09, 2025

Maladera assamica is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[2] It is found in India (Assam, Meghalaya).^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.6–7.3 mm. They have a black, short, oval body, with the antennae and sometimes the elytra partly yellowish-brown. Parts of the dark areas have a faint greenish or iridescent shine. The upper surface is dull and glabrous, except for a few setae on the head and the lateral cilia of the pronotum and elytra.^[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 5, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) assamica 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 5, 2025.
↑ Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.

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[1] BioLib

[:0-2] Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 5, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[:1-3] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) assamica 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 5, 2025.

[:2-4] Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.

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