Maladera proxima (Burmeister, 1855)

(Figs 54–57, 100)

Serica proxima Burmeister, 1855: 165 .

Autoserica proxima: Frey 1972: 210 .

Maladera proxima: Krajcik 2012: 155

Material examined. 1 ♂ “ India: West Bengal, Darjeeling, Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Gulma Beat Office, 27.iii.2018, leg. A. Ramesh Kumar ” (NZCI) .

Distribution. India: Maharahstra, South India and West Bengal (Darjeeling) (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; this paper).

Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for West Bengal.