Maladera thandigudiensis

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

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.1 mm. They have an oval body. The dorsal and ventral surface are dark brown and mostly dull, partly with an iridescent shine. The antennae are yellowish. The dorsal surface is nearly glabrous, except for a few setae on the head. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality, Thandigudi. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) thandigudiensis 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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