Maladera setosa (Brenske, 1896)

(Figs 70–73, 100)

Serica setosa Brenske, 1896: 153 .

Autoserica setosa: Brenske 1898: 243 .

Autoserica cinerea Brenske, 1898: 279; synonymized by Ahrens 2004b: 261.

Maladera setosa: Ahrens 2004b: 261; Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016: 269.

Material examined. 10 ♂♂ “ India: Bihar, Champaran West, Rampur, 04.x.2016, leg. T. Mondal ” (NZCI) .

Distribution. India: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016, Chandra et al. 2021; this paper), Sri Lanka (Ahrens 2004b; Fabrizi & Ahrens 2014).

Remark. This is the first record of this species for Bihar.