taxonID	type	description	language	source
03B74F7AFFDCFF9982B7FD2BFCF1B09D.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 A – E)	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFDCFF9982B7FD2BFCF1B09D.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. INDIA: Nagaland, Medziphema, 25 ° 45 ’ N; 93 ° 52 ’ E. Type material examined. Holotype, ♂: “ INDIA: Nagaland, Medziphema, School of Agricultural Sciences, 25 ° 45 ’ N; 93 ° 52 ’ E, 23. v. 2018, leg. K. Sreedevi / SER 05 / ICAR-NBAIR / S 19 ” (NBAIR). The specimen bears a red printed label: Maladera silviae sp. n., HOLOTYPE, Kolla Sreedevi and Dirk Ahrens, Det. 2025.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFDCFF9982B7FD2BFCF1B09D.taxon	description	Description of the holotype, male. Body. Length: 10.8 mm, elytral length: 8.1 mm, width: 5.2 mm. Body wide, oval, black, dorsal surface shiny, labroclypeus, tarsomeres, and tibiae shiny, glabrous. Head. Labroclypeus wide, lateral margins strongly convex and convergent, lateral margins produce with ocular canthus an indistinct angle, anterior angles strongly convex, anterior margin shallowly emarginate medially, margins weakly reflexed; surface shiny, at base narrowly dull, weakly convex medially, densely and finely punctate, distance between punctures twice their diameter, with a few setae anteriorly; frontoclypeal suture finely incised, bluntly angled medially; ocular canthus moderately wide and long (1 / 3 of ocular diameter); finely punctate, without terminal seta. Eyes large, ratio diameter / interocular width: 0.86. Frons with more superficial and moderately dense punctures, with a few single setae beside eyes. Antenna with ten antennomeres, club with three antennomeres, straight, as long as remaining antennomeres combined. Mentum convexly elevated and flattened anteriorly. Pronotum strongly convex, widest at base, lateral margins evenly convex and convergent anteriorly, posterior angles rounded and acute, anterior angles sharp and distinctly produced; anterior margin with a fine marginal line, weakly convexly produced medially; basal margin without marginal line; surface finely and evenly punctate, setae of lateral margin robust but sparse. Scutellum wide, triangular, size of punctation as in pronotum, punctures dense anteriorly on either side of midline, mesally sparse, posterior triangular end impunctate. Elytra strongly convex, widest shortly behind middle, striae finely impressed and finely punctate, intervals flat, densely and finely punctate, glabrous; epipleura ending at strongly rounded external apical angle of elytra; apex of elytra with a fine membraneous rim of short microtrichomes. Ventral surface finely and densely punctate, nearly glabrous, lateral metacoxa with only a few robust setae. Mesosternum between mesocoxae wide, 1.5 times as wide as mesofemur, with dense robust setae. Ratio of length of metepisternum / metacoxa: 1 / 1.91. Abdominal sternites finely and moderately densely punctate, each with a row of coarse punctures bearing each a robust seta. Pygidium moderately convex, coarsely and densely punctate, lateral and apical margins with short or long setae. Legs wide and short; femora shiny and sparsely punctate laterally, medially impunctate, with two longitudinal rows of setae. Profemur densely setose with long, slender, brown setae. Midleg with three longitudinal rows of setae (anterior, middle, posterior). Metafemur shiny, anterior edge acute, without adjacent serrated line; posterior ventral margin almost straight, weakly widened in apical half, neither ventrally nor dorsally serrated but smooth, glabrous, with a row of robust longitudinal setae posteriorly. Metatibia very short and wide, flattened, ratio width / length: 1 / 1.85, ventral margin serrated, with two longitudinal rows of robust setae laterally, external face completely smooth along middle, dorsally and ventrally with a few superficial punctures; medial face impunctate, apex almost straight near tarsal articulation. Tarsomeres impunctate dorsally, ventrally with setae at apex; metatarsomeres ventrally glabrous, first metatarsomere little shorter than following two tarsomeres combined, and also slightly shorter than dorsal tibial spur. Protibia short, bidentate. Anterior claws symmetrical. Aedeagus. Figs. 1 A – D. Habitus. Fig. 1 E. Female unknown.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFDCFF9982B7FD2BFCF1B09D.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. Maladera silviae sp. nov. is similar to M. profana Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016 in the shape of the male genitalia and its external morphology. The new species differs from M. profana by the apically more abruptly curved right paramere (dorsal view) having the dorsal margin concavely sinuated in basal half (lateral view) (Figs. 1 A, C), the left paramere is also less strongly curved at apex.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFDCFF9982B7FD2BFCF1B09D.taxon	etymology	Etymology. This new species (noun in the genitive case) is named after the dedicated taxonomist, Silvia Fabrizi, in recognition of her contribution to Sericini taxonomy.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFDCFF9982B7FD2BFCF1B09D.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known from the type locality only (Fig. 3).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFDEFF9E82B7FDE3FCF1B371.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 F – J)	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFDEFF9E82B7FDE3FCF1B371.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. INDIA: Kerala, Wayanad, Kalpetta, Madakkimala, 11 ° 55 N’; 76 ° 04 ’ E. Type material examined. Holotype, ♂: “ INDIA: Kerala, Wayanad, Madakkimala, 11 ° 55 N’; 76 ° 04 ’ E, 13. iv. 2021, leg. Judith / SER 06 / ICAR-NBAIR / S 20 ” (NBAIR). The specimen bears a red printed label: Maladera judithae sp. n., HOLOTYPE, Kolla Sreedevi and Dirk Ahrens, Det. 2025.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFDEFF9E82B7FDE3FCF1B371.taxon	description	Description of the holotype, male. Body. Length: 9.3 mm, length of elytra: 7.1 mm, width: 3.8 mm. Body oval, dorsal and ventral face reddish brown, dull, partly with iridescent shine, antenna yellowish, labroclypeus shiny, except some single setae on head dorsal surface nearly glabrous. Head. Labroclypeus moderately wide and subtrapezoidal, widest at base, lateral margins weakly convex and convergent anteriorly, anterior angles strongly rounded, anterior margin weakly bisinuate, margins weakly reflexed; lateral margin and ocular canthus produce a distinct angle; surface slightly convex medially, coarsely and densely punctate; smooth area anterior to eye flat, 1.1 times as wide as long; ocular canthus short and broad (1 / 4 of ocular diameter), finely densely punctate, with a terminal seta. Frons dull, with moderately dense, fine punctures, with a few single setae beside eyes. Eyes small, ratio diameter / interocular width: 0.48. Antenna with ten antennomeres; club with three antennomeres and straight, slightly shorter than remaining antennomeres combined. Mentum elevated and slightly flattened anteriorly. Pronotum transverse, widest shortly before base, lateral margins evenly convex and convergent anteriorly, slightly narrowed towards base, anterior angles produced, sharp, posterior angles blunt, distinctly rounded at tip; anterior margin weakly convex, with complete fine marginal line, base without marginal line; surface moderately densely and finely punctate; anterior and lateral margin finely sparsely setose. Scutellum wide, triangular, with fine, moderately dense punctures. Elytra widest at posterior third, iridescent, striae finely impressed, finely and densely punctate, intervals convex, with fine, evenly moderately dense punctures; epipleural edge distinct, ending at convex external apical angle of elytra, epipleura sparsely setose; apical border of elytra narrowly membraneous. Ventral surface dull, coarsely and moderately densely punctate, glabrous, metasternal disc sparsely covered with fine, short setae; metacoxa with a few longer setae laterally. Abdominal sternites finely and densely punctate, punctures with minute setae, each sternite with a transverse row of punctures each bearing a fine seta. Mesosternum between mesocoxae slightly narrower than mesofemur. Ratio of length of metepisternum / metacoxa: 1 / 1.2. Pygidium weakly convex, shiny, coarsely and densely punctate, without midline, with a few robust setae along apical margin. Legs short and wide, shiny; femora with two longitudinal rows of setae, finely and sparsely punctate. Anterior margin of metafemur acute, without continuous adjacent serrated line, anterior row of setae complete; posterior ventral margin smooth, strongly widened at ventral apex, dorsal posterior edge smooth, neither serrate, finely shortly setose. Metatibia very short and wide, widest at middle, ratio of width / length: 1 / 2.2, with two groups of spines, basal group shortly before middle, apical group at three quarters of metatibial length, with fine setae and a serrated line basally subparallel to dorsal margin; lateral face longitudinally convex, shiny, base and only on sides finely punctate; ventral margin finely serrate, with four equidistant robust setae; medial face smooth and glabrous; apex finely serrate, moderately concavely sinuate interiorly near tarsal articulation. Tarsomeres dorsally impunctate, glabrous, neither laterally nor dorsally carinate, moderately setose ventrally. Metatarsomeres smooth, first tarsal segment slightly shorter than the next two segments combined together and longer than the dorsal tibial spur. Protibia moderately long, bidentate; anterior claws symmetrical. Aedeagus. Figs. 1 F – I. Habitus. Fig. 1 J. Female unknown.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFDEFF9E82B7FDE3FCF1B371.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. Maladera judithae sp. nov. is in the shape of the genitalia and its external morphology similar to Maladera initialis Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016. The new species differs from M. initialis by the different shape of the parameres (Figs. 1 F – I): the left paramere of the new species is much longer than in M. initialis, the right one is slightly longer.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFDEFF9E82B7FDE3FCF1B371.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after the collector of the species, Ms. Judith Corolin Correya	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFDEFF9E82B7FDE3FCF1B371.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known from the type locality only (Fig. 3).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD9FF9F82B7FDCFFCF1B3C1.taxon	description	(Figs. 1 K – O)	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD9FF9F82B7FDCFFCF1B3C1.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Dindigul, Thandigudi, Regional Coffee Research Station, 10 ° 18 ’ N; 77 ° 38 ’ E. Type material examined. Holotype: ♂ “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Dindigul, Thandigudi, Horticultural Research Station (HRS), 10 ° 18 ’ N; 77 ° 38 ’ E, 26. vi. 2015, leg. Mahendra R / SER 09 / ICAR-NBAIR / S 21 ” (NBAIR). Paratypes: 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Kerala, Thrissur, 10 ° 52 ’ N; 76 ° 21 ’ E, 10.01.2014, leg. Suja / SER 17 / ICAR-NBAIR / S 22 ” (NBAIR); 1 ♂ “ Kerala, Wayanad, Kalpetta, Madakkimala, 11 ° 55 ’ N; 76 ° 04 ’ E, 13. iv. 2021, leg. Judith / SER 21 / ICAR-NBAIR / S 23 ” (NBAIR). The specimens bear a red printed label: Maladera thandigudiensis sp. n., HOLOTYPE or PARATYPE, Kolla Sreedevi and Dirk Ahrens, Det. 2025.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD9FF9F82B7FDCFFCF1B3C1.taxon	description	Description (Holotype, male). Body. Length: 9.1 mm, length of elytra: 6.4 mm, width: 5.8 mm. Body oval, dorsal and ventral face dark brown, antenna yellowish, dull, partly with iridescent shine, labroclypeus shiny, except a few setae on head dorsal surface nearly glabrous. Head. Labroclypeus wide and subtrapezoidal, widest at base, lateral margins weakly convex and convergent anteriorly, anterior angles strongly rounded, anterior margin weakly emarginate medially, margins weakly reflexed; lateral margin and ocular canthus produce an indistinct angle; surface convex medially, coarsely and densely punctate, with a few erect setae anteriorly; frontoclypeal suture distinctly incised, angled medially; smooth area anterior to eye flat, twice as wide as long; ocular canthus short and broad (1 / 4 of ocular diameter), finely densely punctate, with a terminal seta. Frons dull, with moderately dense, fine punctures, with a few setae beside eyes. Eyes small, ratio diameter / interocular width: 0.58. Antenna with ten antennomeres; club with three antennomeres and as long as remaining antennomeres combined. Mentum elevated and slightly flattened anteriorly. Pronotum transverse, widest at base, lateral margins evenly convex and convergent anteriorly, anterior angles produced and sharp, posterior angles blunt, distinctly rounded at tip; anterior margin nearly straight, with complete fine marginal line, base without marginal line; surface moderately densely and finely punctate, with minute setae in punctures; anterior and lateral margin finely sparsely setose; hypomeron carinate, not produced ventrally. Scutellum wide, triangular, with fine, moderately dense punctures. Elytra widest at posterior third, striae finely impressed, finely and densely punctate, intervals convex, with fine, evenly moderately dense punctures and with minute setae in punctures, punctures on odd intervals concentrated along striae; epipleural edge robust, ending at convex external apical angle of elytra, epipleura setose; apical border of elytra narrowly membraneous, with a very fine rim of microtrichomes (visible at ca 100 x magnification). Ventral surface dull, coarsely and moderately densely punctate, glabrous, metasternal disc sparsely covered with fine, short setae; metacoxa with a few longer setae laterally. Abdominal sternites finely and densely punctate, punctures with minute setae, each sternite with a transverse row of punctures each bearing a fine seta. Mesosternum between mesocoxae as wide as mesofemur. Ratio of length of metepisternum / metacoxa: 1 / 1.71. Pygidium weakly convex, dull, coarsely and densely punctate, without midline, with a few longer setae beside apical margin. Legs short and wide, shiny; femora with two longitudinal rows of setae, finely and sparsely punctate. Anterior margin of metafemur acute, with a continuous adjacent serrated line, anterior row of setae complete; posterior ventral margin smooth, strongly widened at ventral apex, dorsal posterior edge smooth, neither serrate, finely shortly setose. Metatibia very short and wide, widest at middle, ratio of width / length: 1 / 2.4, sharply carinate dorsally, with fine setae along a serrated line basally subparallel to dorsal margin; lateral face longitudinally convex, shiny, only on base and on sides finely punctate, with minute setae in punctures; ventral margin finely serrate, with four equidistant robust setae; medial face smooth and glabrous; apex finely serrate, moderately concavely sinuate interiorly near tarsal articulation. Tarsomeres dorsally impunctate, glabrous, neither laterally nor dorsally carinate, moderately setose ventrally; metatarsomeres ventrally glabrous, with a sharp ventral and a subventral carina; first metatarsomere distinctly shorter than following two tarsomeres combined and slightly longer than dorsal tibial spur. Protibia moderately long, bidentate; anterior claws symmetrical, basal tooth of both claws bluntly truncate at apex. Aedeagus. Figs. 1 K – N. Habitus. Fig. 1 O. Female unknown.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD9FF9F82B7FDCFFCF1B3C1.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. Maladera thandigudiensis sp. nov. closely resembles Maladera theresae Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016 but can be distinguished by the distinct shape of the parameres (Figs. 1 K – N): the left paramere is simple and narrow, almost as long as the right one, without branch-like lateral extension.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD9FF9F82B7FDCFFCF1B3C1.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after the type locality Thandigudi (adjective in the nominative singular).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD9FF9F82B7FDCFFCF1B3C1.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known from the type locality only (Fig. 3).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD8FF9D82B7FD5FFCF1B285.taxon	description	(Figs. 2 A – E)	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD8FF9D82B7FD5FFCF1B285.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Dindigul, Thandikudi, 10 ° 18 ’ N; 77 ° 38 ’ E. Type material examined. Holotype, ♂: “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Dindigul, Thandikudi, 10 ° 18 ’ N; 77 ° 38 ’ E, 10. ix. 2010, leg. Mahendra R / SER 11 / ICAR-NBAIR / S 24 ” (NBAIR). The specimen bears a red printed label: Maladera (Hemiserica) subinaequalis sp. n., HOLOTYPE, Kolla Sreedevi and Dirk Ahrens, Det. 2025.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD8FF9D82B7FD5FFCF1B285.taxon	description	Description of the holotype, male. Length: 9.2 mm, length of elytra: 6.5 mm, width: 5.0 mm. Body short oval, reddish brown, antenna yellow, labroclypeus shiny, remainder of dorsal surface dull with white short setae, denser in frontoclypeal region. Head. Labroclypeus trapezoidal, distinctly wider than long, widest at base, lateral margins straight and strongly convergent to moderately rounded anterior angles, lateral margin and ocular canthus producing an indistinct angle, margins weakly reflexed, anterior margin distinctly emarginate medially; surface transversely convex, shiny, finely and very densely, rugosely punctate, distance between punctures smaller than their diameter, with a few erect setae anteriorly; frontoclypeal suture feebly incised and weakly curved; smooth area anterior to eye twice as wide as long; ocular canthus short and wide, finely scarcely punctate, with a few terminal setae. Frons dull, with fine, sparse punctures, glabrous except for a few setae beside eyes. Eyes small, ratio of diameter / interocular width: 0.45. Antenna with ten antennomeres; club with three antennomeres slightly as long as remaining antennomeres combined. Mentum elevated and flattened anteriorly. Pronotum transverse, widest at middle, lateral margins in basal half straight and nearly subparallel, in anterior half moderately convex and evenly narrowed towards strongly produced and sharp anterior angles; anterior margin weakly convex, with complete and fine marginal line, posterior angles blunt; basal margin without marginal line; surface moderately finely and densely punctate, punctures with microscopic setae only; anterior and lateral margins setose; hypomeron carinate but not produced ventrally. Scutellum wide, triangular, with fine and moderately dense punctures along the lateral margins, without smooth midline. Elytra oblong, widest at middle, striae distinct, finely and sparsely punctate, intervals weakly convex, with fine, moderately dense and almost evenly distributed punctures; penultimate lateral interval with a few sparse, fine, white, short setae, remainder of elytral punctures with sparse, slender, brown, long setae; epipleural margin robust, ending at widely rounded external apical angle of elytra, epipleura sparsely setose, apical border narrowly membranous, apex covered with short microtrichomes. Ventral surface moderately shiny, metasternum and metacoxa with large, fine and dense punctures, sparsely setose; metacoxa glabrous except for numerous long setae laterally; abdominal sternites finely and densely punctate, some punctures with very short or minute setae, each sternite with a distinct transverse row of coarse punctures each bearing a short brown seta, penultimate sternite apically with a wide shiny smooth chitinous border of half sternite length. Mesosternum between mesocoxae as wide as mesofemur. Ratio of length of metepisternum / metacoxa: 1 / 1.29. Pygidium moderately convex, dull, finely and moderately densely punctate, glabrous except a few short setae apically. Legs moderately wide; femora finely and sparsely punctate, with two longitudinal rows of setae. Metafemur wide, dull, anterior margin acute, lacking an adjacent serrated line, surface very sparsely and superficially punctate, anterior row of setae complete; posterior ventral margin feebly concave medially, moderately widened in apical half and not serrate apically, posterior margin dorsally not serrated, glabrous. Metatibia shiny, wide and short, widest just behind middle, ratio width / length: 1 / 2.9, dorsal margin sharply carinate, with two groups of spines, basal one at anterior third, apical one at two thirds of metatibial length, beside dorsal margin basally with one or two fine setae; lateral face weakly longitudinally convex, nearly entirely impunctate; ventral margin with four strong spines of which apical one is more distant; medial face impunctate, apex shallowly concave interiorly near tarsal articulation. Tarsomeres impunctate dorsally, with sparse, short setae ventrally; metatarsomeres with a strongly serrated longitudinal ridge and a strong, smooth carina beside it, first metatarsomere shorter than following two tarsomeres combined and longer than dorsal tibial spur. Protibia short, bidentate. All claws symmetrical, feebly curved and long, with normally developed basal tooth. Aedeagus. Figs. 2 A – D. Habitus. Fig. 2 E. Female unknown.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD8FF9D82B7FD5FFCF1B285.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. Maladera (Hemiserica) subinaequalis sp. nov. is in external shape and size similar to Maladera hsui Ahrens, Fabrizi & Liu, 2021 but differs by the dorsoventrally somewhat flattened and compared to the phallobase longer parameres, by the right paramere having a small basal lobe, and the left one lacking the spiral filiform distal extension which is present in most of the Indian species of the subgenus Hemiserica.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD8FF9D82B7FD5FFCF1B285.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The name of the new species is derived from the combined Latin prefix sub- (almost) and inaequalis (inequal), with reference to the morphology of parameres of aedeagus, which are not equal in size, the left is full complete while the right paramere is 3 / 4 th the size of left one and appears chopped.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD8FF9D82B7FD5FFCF1B285.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known from the type locality only (Fig. 3).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD5FF9382B7FF32FCF1B190.taxon	description	(Figs. 2 F – J)	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD5FF9382B7FF32FCF1B190.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Ooty, Coonoor, 13 ° 58 ’ N, 75 ° 34 ’ E. Type material examined. Holotype, ♂: “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Ooty, Coonoor, 13 ° 58 ’ N; 75 ° 34 ’ E, 20. v. 2020, leg. Berliner / SER 29 / ICAR-NBAIR / S 26 ” (NBAIR). The specimen bears a red printed label: Neoserica berlineri sp. n., HOLOTYPE, Kolla Sreedevi and Dirk Ahrens, Det. 2025.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD5FF9382B7FF32FCF1B190.taxon	description	Description of the holotype, male. Length: 16.3 mm, length of elytra: 11.2 mm, width: 9.1 mm. Body oblongoval, dark brown, antennal club and legs yellowish brown, anterior labroclypeus shiny, dorsal surface dull, sparsely setose. Head. Labroclypeus subtrapezoidal, distinctly wider than long, widest at base, lateral margins moderately convex and convergent anteriorly, anterior angles moderately rounded, anterior margin weakly sinuate medially, margins moderately reflexed; surface nearly flat and shiny, basis with dull toment, punctation dense, anteriorly more sparse, behind anterior margin with coarse punctures each bearing a long, erect seta; frontoclypeal suture indistinctly incised, distinctly curved medially; smooth area anterior to eye approximately 1.5 times as wide as long; ocular canthus moderately long (1 / 3 of ocular diameter) and slender, glabrous, with a fine terminal seta. Frons dull, with fine and dense punctures, beside eyes with two single setae. Eyes small, ratio diameter / interocular width: 0.62. Antenna with ten antennomeres, club with six antennomeres, straight, as long as remaining antennomeres combined; antennomeres two to four subequal in length. Mentum elevated and slightly flattened anteriorly. Pronotum moderately transverse, subtrapezoidal, widest shortly before base, lateral margins evenly convex and strongly convergent anteriorly, anterior angles sharp and distinctly produced, posterior angles blunt; anterior margin nearly straight, marginal line widely interrupted medially; surface densely and finely punctate with minute setae in punctures; setae of anterior and lateral border sparse; hypomeron basally distinctly carinate, carina weakly produced. Scutellum moderately long, triangular, with fine, dense punctures, with only minute setae. Elytra oblong, widest in posterior third, striae finely impressed, finely and moderately densely punctate, intervals weakly convex, with unevenly dense, fine punctures concentrated along striae, intervals with a few fine, white, very short setae, otherwise only with very minute setae in punctures; epipleural edge fine, ending at strongly rounded external apical angle of elytra, epipleura sparsely setose, apical border membranous, with a fine fringe of microtrichomes. Ventral surface dull, coarsely and densely punctate, metasternum sparsely covered with setae on disc, glabrous on sides; metacoxa glabrous, with a few short setae laterally, posterior margin weakly convex; abdominal sternites finely and unevenly densely punctuate, nearly glabrous, with a transverse row of coarse punctures, each bearing a robust short seta. Mesosternum between mesocoxae half as wide as slender mesofemur. Ratio of length of metepisternum / metacoxa: 1 / 1.75. Pygidium moderately convex and dull, coarsely and densely punctate, with a narrow smooth midline, with a few single setae beside apical margin. Legs slender; femora with two longitudinal rows of setae, finely and sparsely punctate between rows; metafemur dull, anterior margin acute, behind anterior margin without serrated line, setae of anterior longitudinal row completely lacking, posterior margin in apical half ventrally smooth and slightly widened, posterior margin dorsally distinctly serrated, on its basal portion with a few short setae. Metatibia wide and short, widest at apex, ratio of width / length: 1 / 2.7, sharply carinate dorsally, with two groups of spines, basal group just before middle, apical group at three quarters of metatibial length, basally with 1 – 2 shorter and robust single setae; lateral face longitudinally convex, very finely, superficially and sparsely punctate, subdorsal longitudinal carina on lateral face present on basal half; ventral edge finely serrated, with three robust equidistant setae; medial face smooth, apex moderately concavely sinuate interiorly near tarsal articulation. Tarsomeres ventrally with sparse, short setae, laterally not carinate, dorsally smooth; metatarsomeres lacking in holotype. Protibia long, bidentate; anterior claws symmetrical, basal tooth of inner claw sharply truncate at apex. Aedeagus. Figs. 2 F – I. Habitus. Fig. 2 J. Female unknown.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD5FF9382B7FF32FCF1B190.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis. Neoserica berlineri sp. nov. is in external habitus and shape of male genitalis similar to Neoserica aulica Ahrens & Fabrizi, 2016. The new species differs by the mesally distinctly widened parameres (lateral view) and by the more strongly pronounced dorsal tubercles of the apical phallobase.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD5FF9382B7FF32FCF1B190.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after the collector of the species, Dr. Berliner (noun in genitive case singular).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD5FF9382B7FF32FCF1B190.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known from the type locality only (Fig. 3).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD4FF9082B7FEEFFCF1B0B9.taxon	description	(Figs. 2 K – O)	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD4FF9082B7FEEFFCF1B0B9.taxon	materials_examined	Type locality. INDIA: Kerala, Thrissur, Peechi, KFRI, 10 ° 31 ’ N; 76 ° 20 ’ E. Type material examined. Holotype, ♂: “ INDIA: Kerala, Thrissur, Peechi, KFRI, 10 ° 31 ’ N; 76 ° 20 ’ E, 22. xi. 2008, leg. Yeshwanth, H. M. / SER 12 / ICAR-NBAIR / S 25 ” (NBAIR). The specimen bears a red printed label: Selaserica peechi sp. nov., HOLOTYPE, Kolla Sreedevi and Dirk Ahrens, Det. 2025.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD4FF9082B7FEEFFCF1B0B9.taxon	description	Description of the holotype, male. Length: 9.8 mm, length of elytra: 6.2 mm, width: 5.6 mm. Body oval, reddish brown, antenna yellow, dorsal surface glabrous and dull with iridescent shine, head shiny. Head. Labroclypeus trapezoidal, distinctly wider than long, widest at base, lateral margins straight and strongly convergent to moderately rounded anterior angles, lateral border and ocular canthus producing an indistinct blunt angle, margins weakly reflexed, anterior margin shallowly emarginate medially; surface moderately convex medially, shiny, coarsely and sparsely punctate, with a few fine setae anteriorly; frontoclypeal suture distinct and weakly angled medially; smooth area anterior to eye almost triangular, approximately 2.5 times as wide as long; ocular canthus short and wide, densely punctate, with a single short terminal seta. Frons shiny, with fine, sparse punctures, glabrous except for a few setae beside eyes. Eyes large, ratio of diameter / interocular width: 0.85. Antenna with ten antennomeres; club (♂) with four antennomeres, 1.5 times as long as remaining antennomeres combined. Mentum elevated and flattened anteriorly. Pronotum moderately wide, widest at base, lateral margins evenly convex and evenly narrowed to anterior angles, anterior angles moderately produced and sharp, posterior angle broadly rounded, anterior margin distinctly convexly produced medially, anterior marginal line complete, basal marginal line absent; surface densely and finely punctate, punctures with microscopic setae; lateral anterior and lateral borders sparsely setose; hypomeron carinate at ventral base but not produced ventrally, carina with one or two robust setae. Scutellum small, triangular, dull, with fine and sparse punctures. Elytra oblong, widest at posterior third, striae distinctly impressed, finely and densely punctate, intervals slightly convex, with fine, dense punctures concentrated along striae, punctures with minute setae interspersed with sparse, brown, long setae; epipleural edge fine, ending at convex external apical angle of elytra, epipleura densely setose; apical border membranous, covered with short microtrichomes. Ventral surface dull, thorax and metacoxa with large and dense punctures, sparsely finely setose; metacoxa glabrous except for numerous short setae laterally; abdominal sternites finely and densely punctate, punctures with moderately long setae, each sternite with a transverse row of coarse punctures each bearing a long seta, penultimate sternite apically with a shiny and smooth but very short chitinous border. Mesosternum between mesocoxae wider than mesofemur. Ratio of length of metepisternum / metacoxa: 1 / 1.2. Pygidium moderately convex, dull, finely and densely punctate, with a narrow, smooth midline, with a few long setae beside apical border. Legs moderately wide; femora shiny, with two longitudinal rows of setae, finely and sparsely punctate. Metafemur almost impunctate, its anterior margin acute, with a closely adjacent and continuously serrated line, anterior longitudinal row of setae complete; posterior ventral margin almost straight, weakly widened in apical half, neither ventrally nor dorsally serrated but smooth, glabrous. Metatibia moderately wide and long, widest behind middle, dorsal and ventral margins subparallel in posterior two thirds, ratio width / length: 1 / 2.9, longitudinally convex dorsally, with two groups of spines, basal one just before half, apical one at 4 / 5 of metatibial length, beside dorsal margin basally with a long serrated line which ends shortly before apex but which is interrupted at middle, with some adjacent single punctures each bearing a single spine; lateral face longitudinally convex, very sparsely punctate and glabrous; ventral margin with three fine equidistant spines; medial face smooth, apex shallowly concave interiorly near tarsal articulation. Tarsomeres impunctate dorsally, pro- and mesotarsomeres with very dense, fine setae ventrally producing a brush-like structure; metatarsomeres with a strongly serrated, longitudinal ridge ventrally but a parallel carina is absent, sparsely setose ventrally, first metatarsomere little longer than following two tarsomeres combined and little less than twice as long as dorsal tibial spur. Protibia moderately long, sharply tridentate. All claws symmetrical, feebly curved and long, with normally developed basal tooth. Aedeagus. Figs. 2 K – N. Habitus. Fig. 2 O. Female unknown.	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD4FF9082B7FEEFFCF1B0B9.taxon	diagnosis	Differential diagnosis. Selaserica peechi sp. nov. is similar to Selaserica opacipennis Frey, 1973 but can be distinguished by the distinct shape of the parameres (Figs. 2 K – N): the right paramere is distinctly shorter (not exceeding the dorsomedian apophysis of phallobase) and being somewhat convexly bent ventrally (lateral view); the left paramere is also shorter and convexly bent at its dorsal margin (lateral view).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD4FF9082B7FEEFFCF1B0B9.taxon	etymology	Etymology. The new species is named after the type locality Peechi (noun in apposition).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD4FF9082B7FEEFFCF1B0B9.taxon	distribution	Distribution. Known from the type locality only (Fig. 3).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD7FF9082B7FDCEFEB5B3A5.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Salem, Yercaud, 11 ° 65 ’ N; 78 ° 17 ’ E, 07. viii. 2014, leg. Umesh ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD7FF9082B7FD5FFC2AB579.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂: “ INDIA: Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar, CITH, 33 ° 59 ’ N; 74 ° 50 ’ E, 19. viii. 2015, leg. Mohan, M. ” (NBAIR); 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar, CITH, 33 ° 59 ’ N; 74 ° 50 ’ E, 01. vii. 2014, leg. Ashraf ” (NBAIR); 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar, CITH, 33 ° 59 ’ N; 74 ° 50 ’ E, 21. viii. 2010, leg. Ashraf ” (NBAIR); 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar, CITH, 33 ° 59 ’ N; 74 ° 50 ’ E, 01. ix. 2012, leg. Arif ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD7FF9082B7FD5FFC2AB579.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for Jammu and Kashmir. This species is known to occur in northeastern India, lower central Himalaya, West Bengal (Ahrens and Fabrizi 2016), Assam, Tripura (Chandra et al. 2021), Bihar (Bhunia et al. 2023 a), Uttarakhand (Gupta et al. 2025).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD7FF9082B7FB9BFE77B5C9.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 4 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Muthorai, CPRS, 2100 m, 11.39 ° N, 76.67 ° E, 18. iv. 2020, leg. Priyank Mathre ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD7FF9082B7FB6BFE1CB43D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Andhra Pradesh: Tirupati, RARS, 13.37 ° N, 79.25 ° E, 28. viii. 2021, leg. K. Sreedevi, Judith, C and Veena N V ” (NBAIR); 1 ♂ “ Andhra Pradesh: Chintapalli, 17 ° 82 ’ N 82 ° 35 ’ E, 11. v. 2022, leg. K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD7FF9082B7FA27FD1DB48D.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ “ NDIA: Andhra Pradesh: Tirupati, RARS, 13.37 ° N, 79.25 ° E, 28. viii. 2021, leg. K. Sreedevi, Judith, C and Veena N V ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD7FF9082B7F9B7FEC9B7F1.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada, Sullia, 12 ° 35 ’ N, 75 ° 24 ’ E, 07. vi. 2020, leg. Sushma ” (NBAIR); 3 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada, Sullia, 12 ° 35 ’ N, 75 ° 24 ’ E, 10. v. 2021, leg. Sushma ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD7FF9082B7F963FD98B6FD.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 11 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills, Muthorai, CPRS, 11.39 ° N, 76.67 ° E, 11. iv. 2020. leg. Priyank Mathre ” (NBAIR); 2 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills, Muthorai, CPRS, 11.39 ° N, 76.67 ° E, 14. iv. 2020. leg. Priyank Mathre ” (NBAIR); 9 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills, Muthorai, CPRS, 11.39 ° N, 76.67 ° E, 18. iv. 2020. leg. Priyank Mathre ” (NBAIR); 2 ♂♂ “ Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills, Coonoor, 11 ° 35 ′ N, 76 ° 79 ′ E, 20. v. 2020. leg. Berliner ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD6FF9182B7FF33FE84B0E0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 4 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Karnataka, Bengaluru, Hebbal, NBAIR, 13.01 ° N, 77.34 ° E, 28. iv. 2020, leg. K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR), 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Karnataka, Bengaluru, Hebbal, NBAIR, 13.01 ° N, 77.34 ° E, 28. iv. 2020, leg. K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR), 1 ♂ “ Karnataka, Bengaluru, Sanjaynagar, 13.02 ° N, 77.34 ° E, 14. v. 2021, leg. K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD6FF9182B7FF33FE84B0E0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first record of this species for India. The species was so far known from Sri Lanka (Fabrizi & Ahrens 2014).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD6FF9182B7FE13FF5CB3ED.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Telangana, Hyderabad, DOR, 17 ° 19 ’ N; 78 ° 24 ’ E, 14. ix. 2012, leg. Devaraj R. ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD6FF9182B7FE13FF5CB3ED.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for Telangana. This species was known from Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu (Ahrens and Fabrizi 2016), and Chhattisgarh (Bhunia et al. 2025).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD6FF9182B7FD17FD98B234.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 5 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Nilgiris, Ooty, Muthorai, CPRS, 2100 m, 11.39 ° N, 76.67 ° E, 11. iv. 2020, leg. Priyank Mathre ” (NBAIR); 3 ♂♂ “ Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills, Muthorai, CPRS, 11 ° 23 ′ N, 76 ° 39 ′ E, 18. iv. 2020. leg. Priyank Mathre ” (NBAIR); 2 ♂♂ “ Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills, Wellington, 11 ° 42 ′ N, 76 ° 86 ′ E, 05. v. 2020. leg. Berliner ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD6FF9182B7FC2FFC23B5AC.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Chhattisgarh, Gariyaband, Dongri, 20 ° 38 ’ N; 82 ° 3 ’ E, 3. iv. 2020, leg. Sonalika ” (NBAIR); 3 ♂♂ “ Jharkhand: Ranchi, ICAR – INRG, 23 ° 23 ’ N, 85 ° 23 ’ E, 03. vi. 2020, leg. Rajgopal ” (NBAIR); 4 ♂♂ “ Andhra Pradesh: Tirupati, RARS, 13.37 ° N, 79.25 ° E, 28. viii. 2021, leg. K. Sreedevi, Judith, C and Veena N V ” (NBAIR); 3 ♂♂ “ Jharkhand: Ranchi, ICAR – INRG, 23 ° 23 ’ N, 85 ° 23 ’ E, 13. v. 2021, leg. Rajgopal ” (NBAIR); 3 ♂♂ “ Chhattisgarh: Naya Raipur, HNLU, 21 ° 9 ’ N 81 ° 46 ’ E, 29. vi. 2021, leg. Sonalika ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD6FF9182B7FC2FFC23B5AC.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. This species was known from Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Jharkhand, West Bengal (Ahrens 2004), Uttarakhand, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016), Punjab and Haryana (Sreedevi et al. 2018).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD6FF9182B7FB57FE12B43C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 2 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Dindigul, Thandikudi, N 10 ° 18 ’; E 77 ° 38 ’, 26. vi. 2015, leg. Mahendra R. ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD6FF9182B7FA27FE2AB738.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Karnataka, Bengaluru, Hebbal, NBAIR, 13.01 ° N, 77.34 ° E, 28. iv. 2020, leg. K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR); 1 ♂ “ Karnataka, Bengaluru, Yelahanka, Attur farm, 13.09 ° N, 77.56 ° E, 18. v. 2020, leg. K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR); 1 ♂ “ Karnataka, Bengaluru, Sanjaynagar, 13.02 ° N, 77.34 ° E, 14. v. 2021, leg. K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR); 3 ♂♂ “ Andhra Pradesh: Tirupati, RARS, 13.37 ° N, 79.25 ° E, 28. viii. 2021, leg. K. Sreedevi, Judith, C and Veena N V ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD6FF9182B7F9DBFA20B788.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 3 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Karnataka, Bengaluru, Hebbal, N 13 ° 02 ’; E 77 ° 35 ’, 14. vii. 2012, leg. Mallesh ” (NBAIR); 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Karnataka, Bengaluru, Hebbal, N 13 ° 02 ’; E 77 ° 35 ’, 27. vii. 2013, leg. J. Poorani ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD6FF9182B7F8ABFE50B6D0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Karnataka, Bengaluru, Hebbal, 13 ° 02 ’ N, 77 ° 34 ’ E, 25. v. 2020, leg. K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD6FF9182B7F8ABFE50B6D0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for Karnataka. This species was known from Tamil Nadu till now (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7FA03FAC7B48C.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Kerala, Thrissur, KAU, 10 ° 52 ’ N, 76 ° 21 ’ E, 11. vi. 2014, leg. Suja ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7FF33FCD2B0C4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Hosur, 12 ° 44 ’ N, 77 ° 49 ’ E, 5. iv. 2020, leg K. Sreedevi & M. Mohan ” (NBAIR); 3 ♂♂ “ Karnataka: Belgaum, Hukeri, Bellad Bagewadi, 16 ° 17 ’ N 74 ° 36 ’ E, 6. iv. 2021, leg K. Sreedevi & Veena N. V. ” (NBAIR); 5 ♂♂ “ Andhra Pradesh: Anakapalle, Thummapala, 17 ° 42 ’ N 82 ° 59 ’ E, 4. viii. 2021, leg M. Visalakshi ” (NBAIR); 1 ♂ same as above, 15. viii. 2021, leg M. Visalakshi (NBAIR); 1 ♂ “ Andhra Pradesh: Visakhapatnam, Gajuwaka, Talarivanipalem, 16 ° 47 ’ N, 80 ° 59 ’ E, 28. vii. 2021, leg M. Visalakshi (NBAIR); 1 ♂ “ Chhattisgarh: Gariaband, 20 ° 15 ’ N 82 ° 18 ’ E, 29. vi. 2021, leg Sonalika (NBAIR); 1 ♂ “ Andhra Pradesh: Kadiri, ARS, 14 ° 68 ’ N, 77 ° 60 ’ E, 27. vi. 2022, leg K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7FE7FFE97B3C0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Jammu & Kashmir, Srinagar, CITH, 33 ° 59 ’ N; 74 ° 50 ’ E, 07. vii. 2011, leg. Ashraf ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7FE7FFE97B3C0.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for Jammu and Kashmir. The species was known so far from Assam, Meghalaya, northern India (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016), Maharashtra (Chandra et al. 2021) and Bihar (Bhunia et al. 2023 a).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7FD73FEC9B250.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Karnataka, Dakshina Kannada, Sullia, 12 ° 35 ’ N, 75 ° 24 ’ E, 07. vi. 2020, leg. Sushma ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7FCC3FDBDB514.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Andhra Pradesh: Tirupati, RARS, 13.37 ° N, 79.25 ° E, 27. viii. 2021, leg. K. Sreedevi, Judith, C and Veena N V ” (NBAIR); 6 ♂♂ “ Andhra Pradesh, Chittoor, 13 ° 13 ’ N 79 ° 06 ’ E, 12. vii. 2022, leg. K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR); 2 ♂♂ “ Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati, 13 ° 37 ’ N 79 ° 25 ’ E, 29. vi. 2022, leg. K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR); 4 ♂♂ “ Andhra Pradesh, Parvathipuram, 18 ° 46 ’ N 83 ° 25 ’ E, 11. x. 2022, leg. K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7FCC3FDBDB514.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for Andhra Pradesh. The species was known from Uttarakhand, Odisha (Ahrens 2004), Pondicherry (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016), Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh (Chandra et al. 2021) and Bihar (Bhunia et al. 2023 a).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7FB0FFC85B411.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Jharkhand: Ranchi, ICAR – INRG, 23 ° 23 ’ N, 85 ° 23 ’ E, 03. vi. 2020, leg. Rajgopal ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7FB0FFC85B411.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for Jharkhand. This species was known so far from Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016), Chhattisgarh (Chandra et al. 2021) and Maharashtra (Bhunia et al. 2025).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7F9B7FD2CB7D4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Meghalaya, Sohra, EKHD, 25 ° 30 ’ N; 91 ° 70 ’ E, 9. vi. 2013, leg. Umesh ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7F9B7FD2CB7D4.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for Meghalaya. This species was known to occur in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7F8DFFED7B6B4.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Karnataka, Bengaluru, Thalaghattapur, 12 ° 86 ’ N; 77 ° 53 ’ E, 3. vii. 2009, leg. Umesh ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD1FF9682B7F94FFAF9B624.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 3 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Karnataka, Bengaluru, Thalaghattapur, 12 ° 86 ’ N; 77 ° 53 ’ E, 3. vii. 2009, leg. Umesh ” (NBAIR); 1 ♂ “ Karnataka, Gauribidanur, N 13 ° 61 ’; E 77 ° 51 ’, 27. vii. 2016, leg. Aswath ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD0FF9782B7FF33FE47B028.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 7 ♂♂ “ INDIA: Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills, Muthorai, CPRS, 11.39 ° N, 76.67 ° E, 11. iv. 2020. leg. Priyank Mathre ” (NBAIR); 18 ♂♂ “ Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills, Muthorai, CPRS, 11.39 ° N, 76.67 ° E, 14. iv. 2020. leg. Priyank Mathre ” (NBAIR); 3 ♂♂ “ Tamil Nadu, Nilgiri Hills, Muthorai, CPRS, 11.39 ° N, 76.67 ° E, 18. iv. 2020. leg. Priyank Mathre ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD0FF9782B7FECBFC83B370.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Himachal Pradesh, Baragran Farm (IARI), 32 ° 07 ’ N; 77 ° 08 ’ E, 25. v. 2016, leg. Umesh Sanjeev ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD0FF9782B7FECBFC83B370.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for Himachal Pradesh. The species was known from Uttarakhand and Himalayas (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Ahrens et al. 2023).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD0FF9782B7FDE3FE2EB3C0.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Karnataka, Shimoga, Agricultural College, 13 ° 58 ’ N, 75 ° 34 ’ E, 10. vi. 2012, leg. R. Naveen ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD0FF9782B7FD73FEF7B250.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Himachal Pradesh, Shimla, Fagu, 31 ° 08 ’ N; 77 ° 30 ’ E, 3. viii. 2021, leg. Kailash Nag ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD0FF9782B7FCC3FE08B578.taxon	materials_examined	Material examined. 1 ♂ “ INDIA: Nagaland, Medziphema, 25 ° 46 ’ N; 93 ° 49 ’ E, 23. v. 2018, leg. K. Sreedevi ” (NBAIR).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
03B74F7AFFD0FF9782B7FCC3FE08B578.taxon	discussion	Remarks. This is the first state record of this species for Nagaland. The species was known from Assam so far (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016).	en	Sreedevi, Kolla, Ahrens, Dirk (2025): Descriptions of new species and new records of Sericini from Southern India and Nagaland (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Sericinae). Zootaxa 5692 (1): 175-189, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5692.1.9
