''Maladera'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

in the

beetle Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

family

Scarabaeidae The family Scarabaeidae, as currently defined, consists of over 30,000 species of beetles worldwide; they are often called scarabs or scarab beetles. The classification of this family has undergone significant change in recent years. Several sub ...

, containing species such as '' Maladera insanabilis'' and '' Maladera castanea''. There are at least 480 described species in ''Maladera''.

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''Maladera castanea''
on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures website. Scarabaeidae genera Melolonthinae {{Melolonthinae-stub

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