Maladera schenklingi

Maladera schenklingi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Scarabaeiformia
Family:	Scarabaeidae
Genus:	Maladera
Species:	M. schenklingi
Binomial name
Maladera schenklingi (Moser, 1918) [1]
Synonyms
Autoserica schenklingiMoser, 1918

Maladera schenklingi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. ^[2] It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal and northern India (the flatlands of the Gangetic plain and Meghalaya). ^{[3] [2]}

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.3–8.1 mm. They have a reddish to dark brown, oval body. The upper surface is mostly dull and glabrous, except for a some setae on the head and the lateral cilia of the pronotum and elytra. ^[4]

Etymology

The species is named in honour of Kustos S. Schenkung. ^[5]

References

1. BioLib
2. Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2016). "A monograph of Sericini of India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn Zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 65: 1–355. Retrieved November 4, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
3. Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) schenklingi 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 November 4, 2025.
4. Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.
5. Moser, J. (1918). Neue Melolonthiden aus der Sammlung des Deutschen Entomologischen Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (Col.). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 79:209-247.