Maladera kallarensis

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

Maladera kallarensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [2] It is found in India (Karnataka, Kerala). [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.4–10.9 mm. They have a reddish brown, oval body. The margins of the pronotum are darker with a weak greenish shine. The dorsal and ventral surface are dull and, except for the lateral setae of the elytra and pronotum, nearly glabrous. [2]

Etymology

The species name refers to its occurrence in the Kallar valley. [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 4, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
  3. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) kallarensis 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 4, 2025.