Maladera decolor
| Maladera decolor | |
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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. decolor |
| Binomial name | |
| Maladera decolor | |
Maladera decolor is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in India (Meghalaya).[3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 9.6–10.2 mm. They have an oval body. They are generally yellowish brown, but are very variable in colour, ranging from entirely reddish brown, or reddish brown with dark brown elytra and sometimes with larger light spots on the elytra. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous, but with setae on the head.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The species name is derived from Latin decolor (meaning discoloured) and refers to its variable and polymorphic colour, which is sometimes lost.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- 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.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) decolor 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.