Maladera bombycina

Maladera bombycina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. bombycina
Binomial name
Maladera bombycina
(Karsch, 1882)[1]
Synonyms
  • Serica bombycina Karsch, 1882
  • Neoserica bombycina
  • Serica quadriflabellata Brenske, 1896
  • Neoserica quadriflabellata
  • Neoserica sericata Brenske, 1898

Maladera bombycina is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Myanmar, southern India and Sri Lanka.[2]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 7 mm. They have a yellowish brown, oval body, with yellowish antennae. The head is shiny, while the dorsal surface is dull and nearly glabrous.[2]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ a b 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.
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