Maladera rufoplagiata
Species of beetle
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Maladera rufoplagiata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in China (Yunnan), northern Vietnam, eastern Nepal, India (Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh), Bhutan, Thailand, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and the Malay Peninsula.[3][2]
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. rufoplagiata |
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Description
Adults reach a length of about 4.7–5.3 mm. They have a black, short, oval body, the head and pronotum with a faint greenish shine. The elytra are yellowish to reddish-brown with black margins, and each elytron with a black spot. The upper surface is dull and glabrous, except for a few setae on the head and the lateral cilia of the pronotum and elytra.[4]
