Maladera hastata
| Maladera hastata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. hastata
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera hastata Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2014[1]
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Maladera hastata is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.4–8.1 mm. They have a dark brown, short oval body, with yellow antennae. The dorsal surface is shiny and densely and finely setose.
Etymology
The species name is derived from Latin hastatus (meaning armed with a spear) and refers to the particular shape of aedeagus.[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.