Maladera lugubris is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Bangladesh, Nepal, Pakistan and India (Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal).
Adults reach a length of about 7âÂÂ8.4 mm. They have a black, oval body, sometimes with some dark brown areas or with a dull greenish sheen. The upper surface is mostly dull and glabrous, except for the lateral cilia of the pronotum and elytra.