Maladera anderssoni
| Maladera anderssoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. anderssoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera anderssoni Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2014[1]
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Maladera anderssoni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
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
The species is named after one of its collectors from the Lund Expedition to Sri Lanka, H. Andersson.[2]
References
- ^ 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. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.