Maladera freyi Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016

(Figs 34–37, 99)

Cephaloserica opaca Frey, 1975: 229 .

Maladera opaca: Ahrens 2004: 238 [junior secondary homonym of Maladera opaca (Moser, 1924)].

Maladera freyi Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016: 167 [replacement name for Maladera opaca (Frey, 1975)].

Material examined. 1 ♂ “ India: West Bengal, Bankura, Belboni, 03.09.1986, leg. P. Mukhopadhyay ” (NZCI) , 1 ♂ “ India: Bihar, West Champaran, 04.x.2016, leg. R.S. Mridha ” (NZCI) .

Distribution. India: Meghalaya, Bihar and West Bengal (Bankura), Bhutan and Nepal (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper).

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