Maladera viraktamathi

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Maladera viraktamathi
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. viraktamathi
Binomial name
Maladera viraktamathi
Sreedevi, Ranasinghe, Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2019

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

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 9 mm. They have an uniformly dark brown, oval body. The dorsal and ventral surface are dull, while the head and anterior part of the pronotum are moderately shiny. The dorsal surface, except for the lateral setae of the elytra and pronotum, is nearly glabrous. [3]

Etymology

The species is dedicated to the Indian leafhopper taxonomist and entomologist, Prof. Chandrasekhara A. Viraktamath. [3]

References

  1. ↑ BioLib
  2. ↑ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) viraktamathi 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 19, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Sreedevi, K.; Ranasinghe, S.; Fabrizi, S.; Ahrens, D. (2019). "New species and records of Sericini from the Indian subcontinent (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) II". European Journal of Taxonomy. 567: 1–26. Retrieved November 19, 2025. Creative Commons by small.svg  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.
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