Maladera fuscescens
| Maladera fuscescens | |
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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. fuscescens |
| Binomial name | |
| Maladera fuscescens (Moser, 1917) | |
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Maladera fuscescens is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Tanzania.[2][3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8 mm. They are brown and dull. The blackish frons is dull and weakly punctate, with a few setae beside the eyes. The antennae are yellowish-brown. Both the lateral margins and the anterior margin of the pronotum have setae. The surface of the pronotum is densely punctate. The elytra have rows of punctures, with the intervals sparsely punctured. The alternating intervals are darker in colour and have a few pale setae. Fine setae are also present at the base of the elytra next to the scutellum.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) fuscescens 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 January 22, 2026.
- 1 2 Moser, J. (1917). "Neue afrikanische Melolonthiden (Col.)". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 3–4: 183–256. Retrieved January 22, 2026.