Maladera haniel

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

Maladera haniel 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 8–8.2 mm. They have a short oval, dark brown body. The antennae are yellow and the dorsal surface is shiny, finely and densely setose.

Etymology

The species is named for the son of one of the authors, Haniel P. Benjamin. [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.