| Maladera windy | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. windy |
| Binomial name | |
| Maladera windy Ranasinghe et al., 2022 [1] | |
Maladera windy is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Adults reach a length of about 6–6.4 mm (males) and 6.5–6.8 mm (females). They have a short oval, yellowish-brown body. The antennae are yellow and the dorsal surface is shiny and densely finely setose.
The name of the species is derived from 'Windy Holiday Bungalow', where the research group stayed during the second expedition in Knuckles region. [2]
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