Maladera breviatella
| Maladera breviatella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Scarabaeiformia |
| Family: | Scarabaeidae |
| Genus: | Maladera |
| Species: | M. breviatella |
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| Maladera breviatella | |
Maladera breviatella is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India and Sri Lanka.
Description
Adults reach a length of about 8.3-8.6 mm. They have an oval body. The body is either dark brown or has an iridescent or dull greenish tinge. The antennae are yellow. 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.
Etymology
The name breviatella is based on the diminuitive Latin form of breviata.[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 15, 2025.
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