Maladera pubescens (Arrow, 1916)

Material examined. 2 males: “ India: Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad, Panchmari, 1,067m, 22.75203N, 77.73449E, 05.vi.1999, 25374/H4A, leg. K. Chandra ” (NZSI) ; 1 male: “ India: Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad, Panchmari, 1067m, 22.75203N, 77.73449E, 05.vi.1999, 25275/H4A, leg. K. Chandra ” (NZSI) ; 1 male: “ India: Madhya Pradesh, Hoshangabad, Panchmari, 1067m, 22.75203N, 77.73449E, 7.vi.1999, 25275/H4A, leg. K. Chandra ” (NZSI) .

Remark. This is the first state record of this species for Madhya Pradesh, earlier known from South India and Sri Lanka (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016).