Maladera mizoramensis

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Maladera mizoramensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. mizoramensis
Binomial name
Maladera mizoramensis
Sreedevi, Speer, Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2018

Maladera mizoramensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in India (Maharashtra, Mizoram). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.9 mm. They have an oblong-oval body. The dorsal surface is dark brown and the ventral surface is dark reddish brown. They are mostly dull (but the head is moderately shiny) and nearly glabrous, except for some single setae on the dorsal surface of the head. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from its occurrence in Mizoram state of India. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) mizoramensis 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 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Sreedevi, K.; Speer, J.; Fabrizi, S.; Ahrens, D. (2018). "New species and records of Sericini scarab beetles from the Indian subcontinent (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)". ZooKeys. 772. Pensoft: 97–128. Retrieved November 19, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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