Maladera dambullana

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Maladera dambullana
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. dambullana
Binomial name
Maladera dambullana
Ranasinghe et al., 2022 [1]

Maladera dambullana 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 5.6–6.7 mm (males) and 6–6.5 mm (females). They have a short oval, yellowish brown body. The antennae are yellow, and the dorsal surface is shiny and densely finely setose.

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality 'Dambulla'. [2]

References

  1. BioLib
  2. 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. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.