Maladera nitidipes

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Maladera nitidipes is a small beetle in the scarab family Scarabaeidae. It is found on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa. Adults are about 5.5 mm long. They are black and dull, with shiny dark brown legs. The head has sparse hairs (setae), and the frons (forehead) is finely punctured (pitted). The antennae are brown. The pronotum is densely punctured, with tiny hairs in the punctures; the front and side edges also have hairs. The elytra (wing covers) are slightly furrowed and have punctures arranged in rows within the furrows; the spaces between the rows are unpunctured. Some spots on the elytra have long, light-colored hairs, while other spots have very tiny hairs. Synonym: Autoserica nitidipes. The species was described by Moser in 1915.