Maladera iridescens (Blanchard, 1850)

(Figs 38–41, 99)

Omaloplia iridescens Blanchard, 1850: 77 .

Serica globus Burmeister, 1855: 165; synonymized by Ahrens 2004b: 273.

Autoserica forsteri Frey, 1965 b: 89; synonymized by Ahrens 2004b: 273.

Maladera iridescens: Ahrens 2004b: 273, 2006a: 415; Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016: 235.

Material examined. 1 ♂ “ India: West Bengal, Mursidabad, Betberia, 13.x.1983, leg. A.K. Varshney ” (NZCI) , 1 ♂ “ India: West Bengal, Bankura, Chaltha, 24.vii.2022, leg. Suresh Chand ” (NZCI) .

Distribution. India: Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Mursidabad); Nepal and Pakistan (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper).

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