A review of the genus Gynaecoserica Brenske, 1896 (Coleoptera, Scarabaeidae, Sericini) Author Ahrens, Dirk Author Fabrizi, Silvia text Journal of Natural History 2009 2009-06-16 43 25 - 26 1505 1584 http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222930902968809 journal article 10.1080/00222930902968809 1464-5262 5216589 Gynaecoserica variipennis variipennis ( Moser, 1916 ) ( Figures 8D , 9B ) Lasioserica variipennis Moser, 1916: 153 ; Frey 1962: 134 . Gynaecoserica variipennis variipennis : Ahrens 1996: 35 ; 1999: 184 ; 2004: 107 ; 2006: 411 . Additional material examined One ex. “I-[ India ] W.Bengal , 12.– 16.5.1991 , Siliguri env., St.Jakl lgt.” ( TICB ), 1 ex. “ Nepal N Kathmandu Shivapuri Lekh 18–1900 m , upper Bagmati riv. Valley 24.5.05 leg. J. Schmidt ” ( NME ) . Remarks The species was revised by Ahrens (1996) . This subspecies of G. variipennis is distributed in the lower mountains ( 500–3000 m ) from eastern central Nepal to east Sikkim ( Figure 9B ).