Maladera declarata

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Maladera declarata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. declarata
Binomial name
Maladera declarata
Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016 [1]

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.5–8 mm. They have an oblong-oval body. The dorsal surface is dark brown, while the ventral surface is dark reddish brown and mostly dull, while the head is moderately shiny. Furthermore, the dorsal surface is nearly glabrous, except for some setae on the head. [2]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin declaratus (meaning declared) and refers to its impressive differences in the aedeagus from the other species of the group. [2]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. 1 2 3 Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 3, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) declarata 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 3, 2025.
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