Maladera galdaththana
| Maladera galdaththana | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. galdaththana
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera galdaththana Ranasinghe, Eberle, Benjamin & Ahrens, 2020
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Maladera galdaththana is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in Sri Lanka.[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 7.4–8.2 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body. The antennae are dark yellowish. The labroclypeus is moderately shiny and the dorsal surface is dull, with fine, sparse erect setae on the head, pronotum and elytra.[3]
Etymology
The name of the species refers to its type locality, Galdaththa.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) galdaththana 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 December 3, 2025.
- ^ a b c Ranasinghe, S.; Eberle, J.; Benjamin, S. O.; Ahrens, D. (2020). "New species of Sericini from Sri Lanka (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)". European Journal of Taxonomy. 621: 1–20. Retrieved December 3, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.