Maladera prenai

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Maladera prenai
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. prenai
Binomial name
Maladera prenai
Ahrens, 2004 [1]

Maladera prenai is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [2] It is found in India (Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim) and Bhutan. [3] [2]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.6–10.1 mm. They have a yellowish-brown to light reddish-brown, oblong-oval body. The upper surface is mostly dull and sparsely covered with hairs. [4]

Etymology

The species is named for Jens Prena, a friend of the author. [4]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. 1 2 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) prenai 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.
  4. 1 2 Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.