Maladera anderssoni
| Maladera anderssoni | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. anderssoni |
| Binomial name | |
| Maladera anderssoni | |
Maladera anderssoni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 6 4-6.8 mm. They have a reddish brown, elongate-oval body, with yellow antennae. The dorsal surface is dull and densely and finely setose.
Etymology
[edit]The species is named after one of its collectors from the Lund Expedition to Sri Lanka, H. Andersson.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 23, 2025.
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