Maladera laterita

Maladera laterita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. laterita
Binomial name
	Maladera laterita; (Moser, 1915)
Synonyms
	Serica lateritaMoser, 1915;

Last updated November 09, 2025

Maladera laterita is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh).^[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.1 mm. They have a reddish brown, oblong-oval body, with the elytra slightly lighter and the antennae yellowish. The dorsal surface is mostly dull and nearly glabrous, except for a few short setae on sides of the elytra.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera laterita 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 6 November 2025.
↑ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved 6 November 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera laterita 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 6 November 2025.

[:0-3] Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved 6 November 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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