Maladera hastata

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

Maladera hastata 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 7.4–8.1 mm. They have a dark brown, short oval body, with yellow antennae. The dorsal surface is shiny and densely and finely setose.

Etymology

The species name is derived from Latin hastatus (meaning armed with a spear) and refers to the particular shape of aedeagus. [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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