Maladera subinaequalis

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Maladera subinaequalis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. subinaequalis
Binomial name
Maladera subinaequalis
Sreedevi & Ahrens, 2025

Maladera subinaequalis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in India (Tamil Nadu). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.2 mm. They have a reddish brown, short-oval body. The antennae are yellow. The labroclypeus is shiny, but the remainder of the dorsal surface is dull with white short setae. [3]

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin sub- (meaning almost) and inaequalis (meaning inequal) and refers to the morphology of the parameres of the aedeagus. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Hemiserica) subinaequalis 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 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Sreedevi, K.; Ahrens, D. (2025). "Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5692 (1). Magnolia Press: 175–189. Retrieved November 19, 2025.
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