Maladera bezdeki

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Maladera bezdeki
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. bezdeki
Binomial name
Maladera bezdeki
Bhunia, Gupta, Sarkar & Ahrens, 2023

Maladera bezdeki 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 9.21 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oblong-oval body. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Dr Aleš Bezděk. [3]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) bezdeki 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 December 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Bhunia, D.; Gupta, D.; Sarkar, S. K.; Ahrens, D. (2023). "New species and records of tribe Sericini of Manipur, India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae)". Records of the Zoological Survey of India. 123 (iS2): 47–54. Retrieved December 3, 2025.