Maladera kolkataensis

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Maladera kolkataensis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. kolkataensis
Binomial name
Maladera kolkataensis
Bhunia, Gupta, Sarkar & Ahrens, 2023

Maladera kolkataensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. [1] It is found in India (West Bengal). [2] [3]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9.2 mm. They have a dark black, oval body. The dorsal surface is dull and almost glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is named after its type locality, Kolkata. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) kolkataensis 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 15, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Bhunia, D.; Gupta, D.; Sarkar, S. K.; Ahrens, D. (2023). "A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae)". Zootaxa. 5353 (4). Pensoft: 351–371. Retrieved December 15, 2025.
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