Maladera onam

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Maladera onam
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. onam
Binomial name
Maladera onam
Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, 2025

Maladera onam is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in India (Kerala). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.5 mm. They have an uniformly dark reddish brown, oval body. The dorsal and ventral surface are dull and nearly glabrous, except for the lateral setae of the elytra and pronotum. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after a famous festival in Kerala. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) onam 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 Gupta, Devanshu; Bhunia, Debika; Ahrens, Dirk; Chandra, Kailash (2025). "New species and records of Sericinae from India and Nepal (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Zootaxa. 5613 (2). Magnolia Press: 371–385. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
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