Maladera kolasibensis
| Maladera kolasibensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. kolasibensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera kolasibensis Sreedevi, Speer, Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2018
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Maladera kolasibensis 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 9.9 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oval body. The dorsal surface is dull, but the labroclypeus shiny. They are nearly glabrous, except for some single setae on the dorsal surface of the head.[3]
Etymology
The species is named after the type locality, Kolasib.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) kolasibensis 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 Sreedevi, K.; Speer, J.; Fabrizi, S.; Ahrens, D. (2018). "New species and records of Sericini scarab beetles from the Indian subcontinent (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae)". ZooKeys. 772. Pensoft: 97–128. Retrieved November 19, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.