New species and records of Sericini from India (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae Melolonthinae) Author Chandra, Kailash Author Ahrens, Dirk Centre for Taxonomy and Evolutionary Research; Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig Bonn, Adenauerallee 160, 53113 Bonn, Germany. Author Bhunia, Debika Author Sreedevi, Kolla Division of Germplasm Collection and Characterization, ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources P. B. No. 2491, H. A. Farm Post, Bellary Road, Hebbal, Bengaluru- 560024; Karnataka, India. Author Gupta, Devanshu text Zootaxa 2021 2021-04-07 4951 3 492 510 journal article 7386 10.11646/zootaxa.4951.3.4 2b64b349-96cf-4bac-a12f-e1217197ec7a 1175-5326 4668219 1A39DCF0-FCAC-4927-AFD3-EBF049F00A9B 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 ).