Maladera chiruwae
| Maladera chiruwae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. chiruwae |
| Binomial name | |
| Maladera chiruwae | |
Maladera chiruwae is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in Nepal.[3]
Description
[edit]Adults reach a length of about 8.6 mm. They have a chestnut brown, oval body, with the underside slightly lighter. The upper surface is mostly dull and glabrous, except for some setae on the head and the lateral cilia of the pronotum and elytra.[4]
Etymology
[edit]The species is named for its type locality, Chiruwa.[4]
References
[edit]- ↑ BioLib
- ↑ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license. - ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) chiruwae at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
- 1 2 Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.