Maladera kishi

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

Maladera kishi 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 8.9–9.2 mm (males) and 9–9.3 mm (females). They have a short oval, dark brown body. The antennae are yellow and the dorsal surface is shiny and finely densely setose.

Etymology

The species is named for the daughter of one of the aurhors, Kishi P.L. 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.
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