Maladera barasingha

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Maladera barasingha
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. barasingha
Binomial name
Maladera barasingha
Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, 2025

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.6 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oval body. [4] They are mostly dull (but the labroclypeus is shiny) and nearly glabrous, except for some single setae on the head dorsal surface. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the India swamp deer ( Rucervus duvaucelii ) because the aedeagus resembles the antler of this animal. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Maladera barasingha | BioLib.cz".
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) barasingha 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 Gupta, Devanshu; Bhunia, Debika; Ahrens, Dirk; Chandra, Kailash (2025). "New species and records of Sericinae from India and Nepal (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Zootaxa. 5613 (2). Magnolia Press: 371–385. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
  4. ↑ https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=2120964
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