Maladera champhaiensis
| Maladera champhaiensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. champhaiensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera champhaiensis Gupta, Bhunia, Ahrens & Chandra, 2025
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Maladera champhaiensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in India (Mizoram).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 10.1 mm. They have an uniformly dark brown, oval body. The dorsal and ventral surface are dull, while the head and anterior pronotum are moderately shiny. They are nearly glabrous, except for the lateral setae of the elytra and pronotum.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after its type locality.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) champhaiensis 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.
- ^ a b c Gupta, Devanshu; Bhunia, Debika; Ahrens, Dirk; Chandra, Kailash (2025). "New species and records of Sericinae from India and Nepal (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Zootaxa. 5613 (2). Magnolia Press: 371–385. Retrieved November 19, 2025.