Maladera mollis

Maladera mollis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Scarabaeiformia
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Maladera
Species:
M. mollis
Binomial name
Maladera mollis
(Walker, 1859)[1]
Synonyms
  • Sericesthis mollis Walker, 1859
  • Autoserica singhalensis Brenske, 1898
  • Autoserica buruensis Brenske, 1899

Maladera mollis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.4-8.1 mm. They have a light reddish brown, oblong-oval body. The elytra and antennae are yellowish brown. The dorsal surface is dull and glabrous, except for a few small setae on the head and the lateral margins of the pronotum and elytra.[2]

References

  1. ^ BioLib
  2. ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 15, 2025.  This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.