Maladera rudimentalis

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

Maladera rudimentalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [2] It is found in India (Tamil Nadu). [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.6–9.9 mm. They have an oval body. The dorsal and ventral surface are dark reddish brown, while the antennae are yellowish. They are dull, partly with an iridescent shine. The dorsal surface is nearly glabrous, except for some setae on the head. [2]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin rudimentalis (meaning rudimentary) and refers to the reduced dorsal process of the right paramere. [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) rudimentalis 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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