Maladera hampsoni
| Maladera hampsoni | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. hampsoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera hampsoni Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016[1]
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Maladera hampsoni is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[2] It is found in India (the Nilgiri Hills in Tamil Nadu).[3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.8 mm. They have an oblong-oval body. The dorsal surface is dark brown, the antennae are yellowish and the ventral surface is dark reddish brown. The dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous, except for some setae on the head.[2]
Etymology
The species is named after its collector, G.F. Hampson.[2]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ a b c Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 3, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) hampsoni 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 3, 2025.