Maladera vernacula Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016

Material examined. 1 male: “ India: Kerala, Thrissur, Peechi, 133 m, 10° 32’ N, 76° 20’ E, 28.v.2019, leg. K. Sreedevi and Judith Correya” (NBAIR) ; 8 males “ India: Karnataka, Chikmagalur, Mudigere, 970 m, 13°14’ N, 75°60’ E, 17.iv.2019, leg. R. Naveen ” (NBAIR) .

Remark. This is a new record from Kerala. The species is earlier known from neighbouring states Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Sreedevi et al. 2019).