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)
Synonyms
	Serica bombycinaKarsch, 1882 ; Neoserica bombycina; Serica quadriflabellataBrenske, 1896 ; Neoserica quadriflabellata; Neoserica sericataBrenske, 1898 ;

Last updated November 08, 2025

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

↑ BioLib
1 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. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[1] BioLib

[:0-2] 1 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. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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