Maladera spissa

Maladera spissa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. spissa
Binomial name
	Maladera spissa; (Brenske, 1899)
Synonyms
	Autoserica spissaBrenske, 1899;

Last updated March 22, 2026

Maladera spissa is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.^[1] It is found in Malaysia (Sarawak).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.5–11 mm. They are dull, dark cherry-red and weakly opalescent. The pronotum is very slightly rounded at the sides and strongly setate, the anterior margin is slightly projecting in the middle, the posterior angles are almost broadly rounded, the surface is rather densely punctured, with minute short hairs. The scutellum is pointed and unpunctured in the middle. The elytra are punctured in rows, alongside which are irregular, dense, coarse punctures, the intervals are somewhat raised, scarcely punctured with minute short hairs and strong marginal setae, and a row of setate punctures alongside them on the striae.^[3]

References

↑ BioLib
↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) spissa 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
1 2 Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 12, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] BioLib

[:1-2] Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) spissa 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 (2026-01-16). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved February 12, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. III" (PDF). Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 44: 161–272. Retrieved February 12, 2026. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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