Maladera cervicornis

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Maladera cervicornis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. cervicornis
Binomial name
Maladera cervicornis
Ranasinghe, Eberle, Benjamin & Ahrens, 2020

Maladera cervicornis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in Sri Lanka. [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 7.2–7.8 mm. They have a dark brown, short oval body. The antennae are yellow, and the dorsal surface is shiny and nearly completely glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The name of the species is derived from Latin cornu (meaning horn) and cervus (meaning deer) and refers to the shape of the parameres, resembling the horns of a deer. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) cervicornis at Catalogue of Life". World Scarabaeidae Database (version 2025-10-07). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, & R. Aalbu, Catalogue of Life (2025-10-10 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved December 3, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Ranasinghe, S.; Eberle, J.; Benjamin, S. O.; Ahrens, D. (2020). "New species of Sericini from Sri Lanka (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 621: 1–20. Retrieved December 3, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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