Maladera bengalensis (Brenske, 1898)

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Autoserica bengalensis Brenske, 1898: 250 .

Maladera bengalensis: Ahrens 2004: 256; Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016: 186.

Material examined. 2 ♂♂“ India: West Bengal, Jalpaiguri, Gorumara National Park, Bhichaphanga Beat, 26°45´849”

N, 88°48´651”E, 30.x.2018, leg. S. Chand ” (NZCI), 1 ♂ “ India: West Bengal, Bankura, Chaltha, 24.vii.22, leg. Suresh Chand ” (NZCI), 4 ♂♂ “ India: Bihar West Champaran, 04.x.2016, leg. R.S. Mridha ” (NZCI) .

Distribution. India: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal (Bankura, Jalpaiguri); Nepal (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021, this paper).

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