Maladera kuruwitana

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

Maladera kuruwitana 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 10-11.8 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body, with dark yellowish antennae. The dorsal surface is dull, with fine, sparse erect setae on the head and pronotum.

Etymology

The species is named after the type locality, Kuruwita. [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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