Maladera kishi
| Maladera kishi | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. kishi
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera kishi Ranasinghe et al., 2022[1]
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Maladera kishi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.9–9.2 mm (males) and 9–9.3 mm (females). They have a short oval, dark brown body. The antennae are yellow and the dorsal surface is shiny and finely densely setose.
Etymology
The species is named for the daughter of one of the authors, Kishi P.L. Benjamin.[2]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Ranasinghe, Sasanka; Eberle, Jonas; Athukorala, Namal; Benjamin, Suresh P.; Ahrens, Dirk (2022-05-30). "New species of Sericini from Sri Lanka (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Part II". European Journal of Taxonomy. 821 (1): 57–101. Retrieved October 9, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.