Maladera anderssoni

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Maladera anderssoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. anderssoni
Binomial name
Maladera anderssoni
Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2014 [1]

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 6 4-6.8 mm. They have a reddish brown, elongate-oval body, with yellow antennae. The dorsal surface is dull and densely and finely setose.

Etymology

The species is named after one of its collectors from the Lund Expedition to Sri Lanka, H. Andersson. [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 23, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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