Maladera mutabilis
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. mutabilis
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera mutabilis | |
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Maladera mutabilis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in Indonesia (Java) and India (Tamil Nadu).[3]
Description
[edit | edit source]Adults reach a length of about 5.6–6.4 mm. They have a reddish-brown, oval body. The upper surface is mostly dull and glabrous, except for some hairs on the head and elytra and the lateral cilia of the pronotum and elytra.[4]
Taxonomy
[edit | edit source]Some works incorrectly consider Olivier (1789) as the author of this species or even interpreted M. mutabilis (Olivier) as a homonym of M. mutabilis (Fabriciues). However, no syntypes of Olivier's M. mutabilis have been located and it is very likely that Melolontha mutabilis (Olivier, 1789) is a nomen nudum.[2]
References
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- ^ Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.
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