Maladera proxima

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Maladera proxima
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. proxima
Binomial name
Maladera proxima
(Burmeister, 1855) [1]
Synonyms
  • Serica proximaBurmeister, 1855

Maladera proxima is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [2] It is found in India (Karnataka, Maharashta, West Bengal, Sikkim). [3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.9 mm. They have an oval body. The dorsal surface is dark brown and the antennae are yellowish. The ventral surface is dark reddish brown. They are dull, the dorsal surface nearly glabrous, except for some setae on the head. [2]

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 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) proxima 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.