Maladera gardneri is a species of beetle of the family Scarabaeidae. It is found in India (Uttarakhand) and Pakistan.
Description Adults reach a length of about 7–7.8 mm. They have a dark reddish brown, oval body. The upper surface is mostly dull and glabrous, except for a few 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 for its collector, J.C.M. Gardner.
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