Maladera caifensis

Maladera caifensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. caifensis
Binomial name
	Maladera caifensis; (Brenske, 1898)
Synonyms
	Autoserica caifensisBrenske, 1898 ; Autoserica flavipennisMoser, 1918 ;

Last updated January 20, 2026

Maladera caifensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[2] It is found in India (Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu).^[3]^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.5-7 mm. They are yellow and shiny, with the head, pronotum, scutellum and legs reddish-yellow. The frons is moderately densely punctate and the antennae are yellow. The pronotum is fairly densely punctate and the elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals moderately densely punctate.^[4]

References

↑ BioLib
1 2 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 6, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Omaladera) caifensis 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 6, 2025.
↑ Moser, J. (1918). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) VII" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 293–356. Retrieved January 19, 2026. Description of Autoserica flavipennis

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[1] BioLib

[:0-2] 1 2 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 6, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

[:1-3] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Omaladera) caifensis 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 6, 2025.

[:7-4] Moser, J. (1918). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Melolonthiden. (Col.) VII" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift: 293–356. Retrieved January 19, 2026. Description of Autoserica flavipennis

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