Maladera schenklingi is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in Afghanistan, Iran, Nepal and northern India (the flatlands of the Gangetic plain and Meghalaya).
Description Adults reach a length of about 6.3–8.1 mm. They have a reddish to dark brown, oval body. The upper surface is mostly dull and glabrous, except for some setae on the head and the lateral cilia of the pronotum and elytra.Ahrens, D. 2004. Monographie der Sericini des Himalaya (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae). Dissertation.de – Verlag im Internet GmbH, Berlin, 534 pp.
Etymology The species is named in honour of Kustos S. Schenkung.Moser, J. (1918). Neue Melolonthiden aus der Sammlung des Deutschen Entomologischen Museums zu Berlin-Dahlem (Col.). Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung 79:209-247.
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