taxonID	type	description	language	source
1D2C878C8B3FFFD467FDFB3BFCC1FD96.taxon	description	(Figs 1 – 4, 98)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3FFFD467FDFB3BFCC1FD96.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. India: West Bengal, Kolkata, Behala, 22.510 N, 88.30 E. Type material. Holotype, male: “ India: West Bengal, Kolkata, Behala, 22.510 N, 88.30 E, 07. vi. 1984, leg. S. Biswas ” (NZSI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3FFFD467FDFB3BFCC1FD96.taxon	description	Description of the holotype, male. Body. Length: 9.2 mm, length of elytra: 5.8 mm, width: 5.1 mm. Body oval, dark black, dorsal surface dull and almost glabrous. Head. Labroclypeus subtrapezoidal, distinctly wider than long, widest at base, lateral margins weakly convex, moderately convergent anteriorly, anterior angles weakly rounded, margins moderately reflexed; surface convex and less shiny, finely and moderately densely punctate, glabrous except a few single setae anteriorly; frontoclypeal suture distinctly incised, flat and weakly curved; smooth area anterior to eye small, weakly convex, approximately 1.5 times as wide as long; ocular canthus short and broad, finely sparsely punctate, without terminal seta. Frons with sparse punctures, with many long erect setae beside eyes. Eyes large, ratio diameter / interocular width: 0.82. Antenna with ten antennomeres, club with three antennomeres and straight, subequal with length of combined remaining antennomeres. Mentum elevated and slightly flattened anteriorly. Labrum moderately short, transversely rectangular, not produced medially, without median emargination, with densely setose anterior margin. Pronotum transverse, widest at the base, lateral margins moderately evenly convex and more strongly convergent anteriorly, anterior angles distinctly produced and sharp, posterior angles blunt and weakly rounded at tip; anterior margin convexly produced medially, with a fine complete marginal line; surface moderately densely and finely punctate, glabrous; lateral and anterior border sparsely setose; hypomeron distinctly carinate basally, not produced ventrally. Scutellum broad, triangular, with fine, few punctures, glabrous. Elytra oblong oval, widest at posterior third, striae finely impressed, finely and densely punctate; intervals nearly flat, with sparse, fine punctures mainly concentrated along striae, glabrous, with a few very long erect setae on penultimate lateral interval; epipleural edge fine, ending at widely rounded external apical angle of elytra, epipleura densely setose, apical border with a fine fringe of microtrichomes (visible at ca 100 x magnification). Ventral surface shiny, finely and sparsely punctate, metasternum glabrous; metacoxa glabrous, with a few single setae laterally; abdominal sternites finely and sparsely punctuate, with a transverse row of coarse punctures, each bearing a short robust seta. Mesosternum between mesocoxae as wide as the mesofemur. Ratio of length of metepisternum / metacoxa: 1 / 1.31. Pygidium strongly convex and moderately shiny, finely and very densely punctate, without smooth midline, with a few long setae along apical margin. Legs short; femora shiny, with two rudimentary longitudinal rows of setae, superficially and sparsely punctate, glabrous; metafemur with anterior margin acute, without serrated line adjacent to anterior edge; ventral posterior margin smooth in apical half and only weakly widened, dorsal posterior margin smooth. Metatibia wide and short, widest at apex, ratio of width / length: 1 / 2.7; dorsal margin sharply carinate, with two groups of spines, basal group shortly before middle, apical group at three quarters of metatibial length, basally with a few short single setae; lateral face weakly convex, finely and sparsely punctate, smooth along the middle; ventral margin finely serrated, with three robust nearly equidistant setae; medial face smooth, apex interiorly near tarsal articulation bluntly truncate. Tarsomeres ventrally with sparse, short setae, dorsal surface smooth, neither laterally nor dorsally carinate; metatarsomeres with a strongly serrated ridge ventrally, glabrous, first metatarsomere distinctly shorter than following two tarsomeres combined and slightly longer than dorsal tibial spur. Protibia moderately long, bidentate, distal tooth simply pointed at apex; anterior claws symmetrical, basal tooth of inner claw sharply truncate at apex. Aedeagus: Figs 1 – 3. Habitus: Fig. 4. Female unknown.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3FFFD467FDFB3BFCC1FD96.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Maladera kolkataensis Bhunia, Gupta, Sarkar & Ahrens, new species differs from all other Indian Maladera species by the large and strongly bilobed parameres each being divided into a large dorsal and ventral lobe pointed at apex (Figs. 1 – 3).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3FFFD467FDFB3BFCC1FD96.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after its type locality Kolkata (adjective in the nominative singular).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3FFFD467FDFB3BFCC1FD96.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Only known from the type locality (Fig. 98).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3DFFD467FDFD46FC96FB84.taxon	description	(Figs 5 – 8, 98)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3DFFD467FDFD46FC96FB84.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ “ India: West Bengal, Kurseong, Sukna Forest, 10. xi. 2022, leg. Debika Bhunia ” (NZCI), 1 ♂ “ Jalpaiguri, Gorumara National Park, Bhichaphanga Beat, 29. x. 2018, leg. S. Chand ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3DFFD467FDFD46FC96FB84.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: West Bengal (Jalpaiguri, Kurseong) (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2004; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3DFFD467FDFD46FC96FB84.taxon	discussion	Remarks. The notice that the species occurs also in Sikkim as given in Ahrens & Fabrizi (2016) is to be corrected, it occurs as far as known just in West Bengal.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3DFFD467FDFB10FCCCF942.taxon	description	(Figs 9 – 12, 98)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3DFFD467FDFB10FCCCF942.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ India: Bihar, Purnea, 19. iii. 1909, leg. C. Paiva ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3DFFD467FDFB10FCCCF942.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Assam, Bihar and West Bengal (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper); Reunion and Madagascar (Ahrens 2003).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3DFFD467FDFB10FCCCF942.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first record of this species for Bihar.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3DFFD367FDF8ABFC3FFE2C.taxon	description	(Figs 13 – 16, 98)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3DFFD367FDF8ABFC3FFE2C.taxon	materials_examined	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).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3DFFD367FDF8ABFC3FFE2C.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Sikkim and West Bengal (Darjeeling); Nepal (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3DFFD367FDF8ABFC3FFE2C.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first record of this species for West Bengal.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3AFFD267FDF899FCCCFEEA.taxon	description	(Figs 17 – 21, 98)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3AFFD267FDF899FCCCFEEA.taxon	materials_examined	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).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3AFFD267FDF899FCCCFEEA.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal (Bankura, Jalpaiguri); Nepal (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021, this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3AFFD267FDF899FCCCFEEA.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first record of this species for Bihar.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3BFFD267FDFE03FC41FC82.taxon	description	(Figs 22 – 25, 98)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3BFFD267FDFE03FC41FC82.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ “ India: West Bengal, Purba bardhaman, Purbasthali, 28. ii. 2022, collected Debika Bhunia ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3BFFD267FDFE03FC41FC82.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal (Purba Bardhaman); Nepal (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3BFFD267FDFE03FC41FC82.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for West Bengal.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3BFFD267FDFCEBFCB0FA2D.taxon	description	(Figs 26 – 29, 98)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3BFFD267FDFCEBFCB0FA2D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ India: “ West Bengal, Purba Bardhaman, Purnasthali, Chupir Char, 26. ii. 2022, leg. Debika Bhunia ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3BFFD267FDFCEBFCB0FA2D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Northern India, also south of the Ganges River, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Sreedevi et al. 2018; Chandra et al. 2021).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3BFFD267FDFA46FC41F8E1.taxon	description	(Figs 30 – 33, 99)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3BFFD267FDFA46FC41F8E1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ India: West Bengal, Jalpaiguri, Sonali, 08. xi. 2014, leg. B. Mitra ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3BFFD267FDFA46FC41F8E1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Almost entire Oriental Region (see Ahrens 2004). India: Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram and West Bengal (Jalpaiguri) (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B3BFFD267FDFA46FC41F8E1.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for West Bengal.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B38FFD167FDFA7FFCCCF82F.taxon	description	(Figs 34 – 37, 99)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B38FFD167FDFA7FFCCCF82F.taxon	materials_examined	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).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B38FFD167FDFA7FFCCCF82F.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Meghalaya, Bihar and West Bengal (Bankura), Bhutan and Nepal (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B38FFD167FDFA7FFCCCF82F.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first record of this species for Bihar.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B39FFD067FDFF06FC41FDE7.taxon	description	(Figs 38 – 41, 99)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B39FFD067FDFF06FC41FDE7.taxon	materials_examined	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).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B39FFD067FDFF06FC41FDE7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttarakhand, West Bengal (Mursidabad); Nepal and Pakistan (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B39FFD067FDFF06FC41FDE7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for West Bengal.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFF06FCCCFE03.taxon	description	(Figs 42 – 45, 99)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFF06FCCCFE03.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ India: Bihar, Kaimur, Kudra, 22. xii. 2021, leg. Devanshu Gupta & Party ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFF06FCCCFE03.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Until now, the species was only reported from the type locality (Uttar Pradesh).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFF06FCCCFE03.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first record of this species for Bihar.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFE6BFB87FCC7.taxon	description	(Figs 46 – 49, 99)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFE6BFB87FCC7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ “ India: West Bengal, Bankura, Chaltha, 24. vii. 22, leg. Suresh. Chand ” (NZCI). Distribution. India: Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand and West Bengal (Bankura) (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper). Remarks. This is the first record of this species for West Bengal (Bankura).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFC2FFBC1FA39.taxon	description	(Figs 50 – 53, 99)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFC2FFBC1FA39.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ India: West Bengal, Tarekaswar, 19. vii. 1964, leg. D. N. Nandi ” (NZCI), 1 ♂ “ India, Bihar, West Champaran, 04. x. 2016, leg. R. S. Mridha ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFC2FFBC1FA39.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Bihar, West Bengal, Meghalaya, and Sikkim (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper); Nepal (Ahrens 2004).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFC2FFBC1FA39.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state records of this species for Bihar and West Bengal.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFA72FC41F8D1.taxon	description	(Figs 54 – 57, 100)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFA72FC41F8D1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ India: West Bengal, Darjeeling, Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, Gulma Beat Office, 27. iii. 2018, leg. A. Ramesh Kumar ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFA72FC41F8D1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Maharahstra, South India and West Bengal (Darjeeling) (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B36FFDF67FDFA72FC41F8D1.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for West Bengal.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B37FFDE67FDFA62FF6CF8E7.taxon	description	(Figs 58 – 61, 100)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B37FFDE67FDFA62FF6CF8E7.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ “ India: West Bengal, Purba Bardhaman, Purnasthali, Chupir Chor, 26. ii. 2022, leg. Debika Bhunia ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B37FFDE67FDFA62FF6CF8E7.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Bihar and West Bengal (Purba Bardhaman) (Bhunia et al. 2021; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B37FFDE67FDFA62FF6CF8E7.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for Bihar, until now it was only reported from the type locality.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B34FFDD67FDFF06FC4CFD6A.taxon	description	(Figs 62 – 65, 100)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B34FFDD67FDFF06FC4CFD6A.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ “ India: West Bengal, Bankura, Chaltha, 24. vii. 22, leg. Suresh. Chand ” (NZCI). Distribution. India: Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal; Sri Lanka (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Sreedevi et al. 2018; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper). Remark. This is the first state record of this species for West Bengal.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDFF06FCDAFE41.taxon	description	(Figs 66 – 69, 100)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDFF06FCDAFE41.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ India: Bihar, Purnea, Bhogaon, 19. xi. 1909, leg. C. Paiva ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDFF06FCDAFE41.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Bihar, West Bengal, Maharashtra, and Meghalaya, Assam; Nepal (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDFF06FCDAFE41.taxon	discussion	Remark. This is the first record of this species for Bihar.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDFDADFCDAFC66.taxon	description	(Figs 70 – 73, 100)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDFDADFCDAFC66.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 10 ♂♂ “ India: Bihar, Champaran West, Rampur, 04. x. 2016, leg. T. Mondal ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDFDADFCDAFC66.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Pondicherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016, Chandra et al. 2021; this paper), Sri Lanka (Ahrens 2004 b; Fabrizi & Ahrens 2014).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDFDADFCDAFC66.taxon	discussion	Remark. This is the first record of this species for Bihar.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDFB8EFCDAFA11.taxon	description	(Figs 74 – 77, 100)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDFB8EFCDAFA11.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 4 ♂♂ India: “ West Bengal, Jalpaiguri, Gajoldoba 29. x. 22, leg. Debika Bhunia ” (NZCI), 3 ♂♂ “ India: Bihar, Kaimur, Kudra, 25 ˚ 01.46.2 N, 83 ˚ 48.51.8 E, 22.12.2021, leg. Devanshu Gupta ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDFB8EFCDAFA11.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Assam, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim and West Bengal (Darjeeling); Bhutan and northern Myanmar (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Sreedevi et al. 2019; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDFB8EFCDAFA11.taxon	discussion	Remark. This is the first record of this species for Bihar.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDF99DFEE2F8CE.taxon	description	(Figs 78 – 81, 101)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDF99DFEE2F8CE.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ India: “ West Bengal, Jalpaiguri, Gajoldoba 29. x. 22, leg. Debika Bhunia ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDF99DFEE2F8CE.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Arunachal Pradesh and West Bengal (Jalpaiguri); Bhutan (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2009; Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B35FFDC67FDF99DFEE2F8CE.taxon	discussion	Remark. This is the first state record of this species for West Bengal, previously recorded from Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B32FFDB67FDFA7CFCCEF8C1.taxon	description	(Figs 82 – 85, 101)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B32FFDB67FDFA7CFCCEF8C1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 3 ♂♂ India: “ Bihar, Kaimur, Kudra, 25 ˚ 01.46.2 N, 83 ˚ 48.51.8 E, 22.12.2021, leg. Devanshu Gupta ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B32FFDB67FDFA7CFCCEF8C1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Bihar and Tamil Nadu (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B32FFDB67FDFA7CFCCEF8C1.taxon	discussion	Remark. This is the first record of this species for Bihar (Kaimur). We have compared the genitalia of M. submucronata from both areas carefully and we found them virtually identical in shape, so that we have to assume at the moment a knowledge of distribution gap for the species.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B33FFDA67FDFA6EFC4CF8F9.taxon	description	(Figs 86 – 89, 101)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B33FFDA67FDFA6EFC4CF8F9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 4 ♂♂ “ West Bengal, Bankura, Belboni, 03. ix. 1986, leg. P. Mukherjee ” (NZCI). Distribution. India: Chhota Nagpure, Kerala, and West Bengal (Bankura); Nepal (Balkot) (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; this paper). Remark. This is the first state record of this species for West Bengal.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B31FFD867FDFC87FCDAFBD0.taxon	description	(Figs 90 – 93, 101)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B31FFD867FDFC87FCDAFBD0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ “ India: Bihar, West Champaran, 04. x. 2016, leg. R. S. Mridha ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B31FFD867FDFC87FCDAFBD0.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Bihar, Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Sreedevi et al. 2018; Chandra et al. 2021; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B31FFD867FDFC87FCDAFBD0.taxon	discussion	Remark. This is the first record of this species for Bihar.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B31FFD867FDFB5CFCDAFA44.taxon	description	(Figs 94 – 97, 101)	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B31FFD867FDFB5CFCDAFA44.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 4 ♂♂ “ Bihar, West Champaran, 04. x. 2016, leg. R. S. Mridha ” (NZCI).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B31FFD867FDFB5CFCDAFA44.taxon	distribution	Distribution. India: Bihar and West Bengal (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; this paper).	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
1D2C878C8B31FFD867FDFB5CFCDAFA44.taxon	discussion	Remark. This is the first record of this species for Bihar.	en	Bhunia, Debika, Gupta, Devanshu, Sarkar, Subhankar Kumar, Ahrens, Dirk (2023): A new species and new records of Sericini chafers from the Lower Gangetic Plains in India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5353 (4): 351-371, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5353.4.3
