Maladera thirthahalliensis
| Maladera thirthahalliensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. thirthahalliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Maladera thirthahalliensis Sreedevi, Ranasinghe, Fabrizi & Ahrens, 2019
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Maladera thirthahalliensis is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae.[1] It is found in India (Karnataka).[2][3]
Description
Adults reach a length of about 5.9 mm. They have an oval body. The dorsal and ventral surface are dark brown, with the elytra slightly lighter. The antennae are yellowish. They are moderately shiny and nearly glabrous, except for some single setae on the dorsal surface of the head.[3]
Etymology
The species name refers to the type locality, Thirthahalli.[3]
References
- ^ BioLib
- ^ Schoolmeesters, P. (2025). "Maladera (Maladera) thirthahalliensis 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.; Ranasinghe, S.; Fabrizi, S.; Ahrens, D. (2019). "New species and records of Sericini from the Indian subcontinent (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae) II". European Journal of Taxonomy. 567: 1–26. Retrieved November 19, 2025. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.