Maladera granigera
| Maladera granigera | |
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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. granigera |
| Binomial name | |
| Maladera granigera | |
Maladera granigera is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in India (Kerala).[3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8.2 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body. The ventral surface, including the legs, is reddish brown, while the antennae are yellow. Most of the dorsal surface is dull, with moderately dense and erect long setae on the head, pronotum and elytra.[2]
Etymology
[edit]The species name is derived from Latin granigerus (meaning bearing small tubercles).[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) granigera 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.