Maladera allopruinosa (Ahrens, 1998)

(Figs 13–16, 98)

Serica allopruinosa Ahrens, 1998a: 42 (replacement name for Serica pruinosa Burmeister, 1855: 165).

Serica pruinosa Burmeister, 1855: 165 (primary junior homonym of Serica pruinosa Hope, 1831 and Serica pruinosa Saylor, 1935); Barlow 1899: 245.

Maladera allopruinosa: Ahrens 2004: 318; Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016: 215.

Material examined. 2 ♂ ♂ “ India: West Bengal, Purba Bardhaman, Purbasthali, Chupir Char, 26.ii.2022, leg. Debika. Bhunia ” (NZCI) , 1 ♂ “ India, Bihar, Purnia, 21.ix.2022, leg. C. Paiva ” (NZCI) .

Distribution. India: Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal (Darjeeling); Nepal (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper).

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