Maladera brevis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in southern India and Sri Lanka.
Adults reach a length of about 7-7.3 mm. They have a blackish to dark brown, short oval body, with yellow antennae. The dorsal surface is dull (but sometimes iridescent and moderately shiny) and glabrous except for a few small setae on the head and lateral margins of the pronotum and elytra.