Maladera affinis (Blanchard, 1850)

(Figs 9–12, 98)

Omaloplia affinis Blanchard, 1850: 80 .

Hyposerica affinis: Brenske 1899 b: 250 .

Serica affinis: Grandidier 1900: 256 .

Serica moreli Coquerell, 1866: 350; Grandidier 1900: 259, synonymized by Ahrens 2003a: 134.

Autoserica moreli: Brenske 1899 b: 236 .

Autoserica calcuttae Brenske, 1898: 246, synonymized by Ahrens 2003a: 134.

Serica calcuttae: Barlow 1899: 243 .

Autoserica lahulensis Moser, 1919: 330, synonymized by Ahrens 2003a: 134.

Maladera affinis: Ahrens 2003a: 134; 2004b: 275, 2006a: 414; Šípek & Ahrens 2011: 632; Ahrens & Fabrizi 2009b: 274, 2016: 227; Ahrens et al. 2009: 272; Shrestha et al. 2012: 380; Sabatinelli & Ahrens 2015: 139; Özgül-Siemund & Ahrens 2015: 172; Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016: 227.

Material examined. 1 ♂ “ India: Bihar, Purnea, 19.iii.1909, leg. C. Paiva ” (NZCI) .

Distribution. India: Assam, Bihar and West Bengal (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper); Reunion and Madagascar (Ahrens 2003).

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