Maladera schintlmeisteri
| Maladera schintlmeisteri | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. schintlmeisteri
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera schintlmeisteri Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2014[1]
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Maladera schintlmeisteri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Sri Lanka.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 11.5-12.4 mm. They have a dark brown, oval body, with dark yellowish antennae. The dorsal surface is dull, with fine, sparse erect setae on the head and pronotum.
Etymology
The species is named after one of its collectors, Alexander Schintlmeister.[2]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Fabrizi, Silvia; Ahrens, Dirk (2014). "A Monograph of the Sericini of Sri Lanka (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae)". Bonn zoological Bulletin Supplementum. 61: 1–129. Retrieved October 23, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.