Maladera praviforceps

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

Maladera praviforceps 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 8 mm. They have an oval body. The dorsal and ventral surface are dark brown and the antennae are yellowish. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous, except for some setae on the head. [2]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin pravus (meaning irregular) and forceps and refers to the shape of the parameres, which is dissimilar to those of related species. [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) praviforceps 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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