Maladera costigera
| Maladera costigera | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. costigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Maladera costigera (Blanchard, 1850) | |
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Maladera costigera is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Malaysia and Singapore.[2][3]
Description
[edit]They are brownish-rusty, slightly greenish above. The head is coppery and punctate, and the clypeus is red. The antennae are testaceous-rufous. The pronotum is broad, greenish-brown, and somewhat glossy, as well as punctate. The elytra are silky, brownish-rusty, furrowed, ribbed at the interstices, and punctate everywhere. The legs are brownish-red.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) costigera 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 17, 2026.
- 1 2 Brenske, E. (1899). "Die Serica-Arten der Erde. II. Monographisch bearbeitet". Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 43: 205–404. Retrieved February 17, 2026.
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