Maladera calcarata

Maladera calcarata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. calcarata
Binomial name
Maladera calcarata
(Brenske, 1898)[1]
Synonyms
  • Autoserica calcarata Brenske, 1898

Maladera calcarata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 8.8-9.7 mm. They have an oval black body, sometimes partly dark brown or with a dull greenish tinge. The antennae are yellow.[2]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 15, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.