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. Body oblong, yellowish-brown and shiny, dorsal face with dense darker spots of different size, dark spots and dark frons with some greenish shine; antenna yellow; dorsal surface sparsely setose, with fine minute and white scales on elytra and pronotum.
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widest at base, lateral margins weakly convex and weakly convergent anteriorly, anterior angles weakly produced, well rounded, posterior angles nearly rectangular; anterior margin straight, with a fine marginal line; basal margin without marginal line; surface with dense and fine punctures, each bearing a minute seta or a short, white scale, along basal midline impunctate; anterior and lateral borders sparsely finely setose; hypomeron carinate, basal margin of hypomeron strongly produced ventrally. Scutellum subtriangular, apex sharp, with fine and very dense punctures and with fine white scales, impunctate along midline.
</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="05F1964DFFA5AA68FF44F9C1FE71F99C" bold="true" box="[151,425,1582,1606]" pageId="7" pageNumber="499">FIGURES 1320. 1316.</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="05F1964DFFA5AA68FE67F9C0FD45F99C" box="[436,669,1583,1607]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="499">Maladera tripuraensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
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<taxonomicNameLabel id="1EC22B36FFA5AA68FD7BF9C0FCF1F99C" box="[680,809,1582,1607]" pageId="7" pageNumber="499" rank="species">new species</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
;
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFA5AA68FCE8F9C1FC59F99C" bold="true" box="[827,897,1582,1606]" pageId="7" pageNumber="499">1720.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="F08531DCFFA5AA68FC5FF9C0FB73F99D" authority="Chandra &amp; Ahrens &amp; Bhunia &amp; Sreedevi &amp; Gupta, 2021" authorityName="Chandra &amp; Ahrens &amp; Bhunia &amp; Sreedevi &amp; Gupta" authorityYear="2021" box="[908,1195,1583,1607]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Lepidoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="7" pageNumber="499" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barapaniensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFA5AA68FC5FF9C0FB73F99D" box="[908,1195,1583,1607]" italics="true" pageId="7" pageNumber="499">Lepidoserica barapaniensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFA5AA68FB66F9C0FA45F99C" bold="true" box="[1205,1437,1582,1607]" pageId="7" pageNumber="499">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="1EC22B36FFA5AA68FB66F9C0FAE0F99C" box="[1205,1336,1582,1607]" pageId="7" pageNumber="499" rank="species">new species</taxonomicNameLabel>
. (13, 17)
</emphasis>
Aedeagus in lateral view (left);
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFA5AA68FE0EF9BDFDF6F9B0" bold="true" box="[477,558,1618,1642]" pageId="7" pageNumber="499">(14, 18)</emphasis>
Parameres in dorsal view;
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFA5AA68FC96F9BDFC4EF9B0" bold="true" box="[837,918,1618,1642]" pageId="7" pageNumber="499">(15, 19)</emphasis>
Aedeagus in lateral view (right);
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFA5AA68FB3CF9BDFA98F9B0" bold="true" box="[1263,1344,1618,1642]" pageId="7" pageNumber="499">(16, 20)</emphasis>
Habitus, dorsal view. Scale 0.5 mm; habitus not to scale.
</paragraph>
</caption>
<paragraph id="373A4A5FFFA5AA68FF14F90EFABCF8BD" blockId="7.[151,1436,1761,2039]" pageId="7" pageNumber="499">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFA5AA68FF14F90EFECBF921" bold="true" box="[199,275,1761,1787]" pageId="7" pageNumber="499">Elytra</emphasis>
oblong, widest in posterior third, striae distinctly impressed, with fine and dense punctures; intervals convex, with fine and moderately dense punctures concentrated along striae, punctures on all intervals with short white scales, otherwise punctures with minute setae only; epipleural edge moderately strong, ending at strongly rounded external apical angle of elytra, epipleura sparsely setose; apical border without a rim of short microtrichomes.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="373A4A5FFFA5AA67FF14F89EFE2EFF0F" blockId="7.[151,1436,1761,2039]" lastBlockId="8.[151,1437,151,897]" lastPageId="8" lastPageNumber="500" pageId="7" pageNumber="499">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFA5AA68FF14F89EFEA5F850" bold="true" box="[199,381,1904,1931]" pageId="7" pageNumber="499">Ventral surface</emphasis>
shiny and yellow, with fine and dense punctures, finely and densely setose, metacoxa glabrous, only laterally with a few fine, adpressed setae. Abdominal sternites finely and densely punctate and minutely setose, each sternite with a distinct transverse row of coarse punctures each bearing a short, robust seta, abdominal sternites without any tubercles or elevations. Mesosternum between mesocoxae as wide as mesofemur. Ratio of length of metepisternum/metacoxa: 1/1.88. Pygidium moderately convex and moderately shiny, with fine, dense punctures and fine short and longer setae.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="373A4A5FFFAAAA67FF14FF30FC87FE2F" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,897]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FF14FF30FF27FF23" bold="true" box="[199,255,223,249]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Legs</emphasis>
moderately long and narrow. Metafemur dull, anterior edge acute, without adjacent serrated line, anterior longitudinal row of setae present; posterior ventral margin almost straight, weakly widened in apical half not serrate, dorsal posterior margin serrated, glabrous. Metatibia moderately long and wide, widest at before apex; flattened, ratio width/length: 1/3.3, dorsal margin sharply carinate, with two groups of spines, basal one at middle and apical one at three-quarters of metatibial length, basally with a few fine and short setae; lateral face flat and weakly longitudinally conave, without punctures; medial face impunctate, apex shallowly and concavely emarginate interiorly near tarsal articulation. Tarsomeres impunctate dorsally, with dense, fine setae ventrally. Meso- and metatarsomeres lacking in
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. Protibia short, bidentate. Anterior claws symmetrical.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="373A4A5FFFAAAA67FF14FE11FD46FDC3" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,897]" box="[199,670,510,537]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FF14FE11FEE2FDC2" bold="true" box="[199,314,510,536]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Aedeagus</emphasis>
.
<figureCitation id="AFBE56DAFFAAAA67FE9BFE10FE17FDC3" box="[328,463,511,537]" captionStart="FIGURES 1320. 1316" captionStartId="7.[151,264,1582,1606]" captionTargetBox="[209,1371,208,1525]" captionTargetId="figure-25@7.[170,1416,181,1559]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURES 1320. 1316. Maladera tripuraensis new species; 1720. Lepidoserica barapaniensis new species. (13, 17) Aedeagus in lateral view (left); (14, 18) Parameres in dorsal view; (15, 19) Aedeagus in lateral view (right); (16, 20) Habitus, dorsal view. Scale 0.5 mm; habitus not to scale." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4668223" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4668223/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Figs. 1719</figureCitation>
.
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FE08FE11FDE2FDC2" bold="true" box="[475,570,510,536]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Habitus</emphasis>
.
<figureCitation id="AFBE56DAFFAAAA67FD94FE10FD42FDC3" box="[583,666,511,537]" captionStart="FIGURES 1320. 1316" captionStartId="7.[151,264,1582,1606]" captionTargetBox="[209,1371,208,1525]" captionTargetId="figure-25@7.[170,1416,181,1559]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURES 1320. 1316. Maladera tripuraensis new species; 1720. Lepidoserica barapaniensis new species. (13, 17) Aedeagus in lateral view (left); (14, 18) Parameres in dorsal view; (15, 19) Aedeagus in lateral view (right); (16, 20) Habitus, dorsal view. Scale 0.5 mm; habitus not to scale." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4668223" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4668223/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Fig. 20</figureCitation>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="373A4A5FFFAAAA67FF14FDCCFE4DFDE7" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,897]" box="[199,405,547,573]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FF14FDCCFEC6FDE7" bold="true" box="[199,286,547,573]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Female</emphasis>
unknown.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="7F9F19D4FFAAAA67FF14FDA8FEDAFD5C" pageId="8" pageNumber="500" type="etymology">
<paragraph id="373A4A5FFFAAAA67FF14FDA8FEDAFD5C" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,897]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FF14FDA8FE96FDBB" bold="true" box="[199,334,583,609]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Etymology.</emphasis>
The new species is named after its
<typeStatus id="E83EF4FDFFAAAA67FCD7FDA8FCECFDBB" box="[772,820,583,609]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">type</typeStatus>
locality, Barapani (adjective in the nominative case singular).
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="7F9F19D4FFAAAA67FF14FD61FD40FD2B" pageId="8" pageNumber="500" type="distribution">
<paragraph id="373A4A5FFFAAAA67FF14FD61FD40FD2B" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,897]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FF14FD61FEB9FD72" bold="true" box="[199,353,654,680]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Distribution.</emphasis>
Only known from the
<typeStatus id="E83EF4FDFFAAAA67FD8CFD60FD57FD73" box="[607,655,655,681]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">type</typeStatus>
locality (
<figureCitation id="AFBE56DAFFAAAA67FD29FD60FC95FD73" box="[762,845,655,681]" captionStart="FIGURE 21" captionStartId="8.[151,250,1889,1913]" captionTargetBox="[163,1424,985,1840]" captionTargetId="figure-279@8.[151,1436,957,1866]" captionTargetPageId="8" captionText="FIGURE 21. Map of India showing type localities of the newly described species." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4668225" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4668225/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Fig. 21</figureCitation>
). However,
<taxonomicName id="F08531DCFFAAAA67FC07FD60FAD4FD73" authority="Chandra &amp; Ahrens &amp; Bhunia &amp; Sreedevi &amp; Gupta, 2021" authorityName="Chandra &amp; Ahrens &amp; Bhunia &amp; Sreedevi &amp; Gupta" authorityYear="2021" box="[980,1292,655,681]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Lepidoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="500" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barapaniensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FC07FD60FAD4FD73" box="[980,1292,655,681]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Lepidoserica barapaniensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FAC0FD60FA44FD72" bold="true" box="[1299,1436,654,681]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="1EC22B36FFAAAA67FAC0FD60FA44FD72" box="[1299,1436,654,681]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500" rank="species">new species</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
occurs nearly sympatrically with
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<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FDDFFD5CFCC6FD17" box="[524,798,691,717]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Lepidoserica maculifera</emphasis>
(Brenske, 1894)
</taxonomicName>
in central
<collectingRegion id="F54184BDFFAAAA67FB83FD5CFB17FD17" box="[1104,1231,691,717]" country="India" name="Meghalaya" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Meghalaya</collectingRegion>
, while the latter is widely distributed over nearly all Khasi Hills.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="7F9F19D4FFAAAA67FF14FD15FC6CFC5A" pageId="8" pageNumber="500" type="diagnosis">
<paragraph id="373A4A5FFFAAAA67FF14FD15FC6CFC5A" blockId="8.[151,1437,151,897]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FF14FD15FE16FCCE" bold="true" box="[199,462,762,788]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Differential diagnosis.</emphasis>
<taxonomicName id="F08531DCFFAAAA67FE06FD14FCD6FCCF" authority="Chandra &amp; Ahrens &amp; Bhunia &amp; Sreedevi &amp; Gupta, 2021" authorityName="Chandra &amp; Ahrens &amp; Bhunia &amp; Sreedevi &amp; Gupta" authorityYear="2021" box="[469,782,763,789]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Lepidoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="500" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barapaniensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FE06FD14FCD6FCCF" box="[469,782,763,789]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Lepidoserica barapaniensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FCC6FD14FC47FCCE" bold="true" box="[789,927,762,789]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="1EC22B36FFAAAA67FCC6FD14FC47FCCE" box="[789,927,762,789]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500" rank="species">new species</taxonomicNameLabel>
</emphasis>
differs from the very similar to
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<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FAD9FD14FEC8FCE3" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Lepidoserica maculifera</emphasis>
(Brenske, 1894)
</taxonomicName>
in the shape of parameres: right paramere is basally much more widened (
<figureCitation id="AFBE56DAFFAAAA67FAD4FCF0FA48FCE3" box="[1287,1424,799,825]" captionStart="FIGURES 1320. 1316" captionStartId="7.[151,264,1582,1606]" captionTargetBox="[209,1371,208,1525]" captionTargetId="figure-25@7.[170,1416,181,1559]" captionTargetPageId="7" captionText="FIGURES 1320. 1316. Maladera tripuraensis new species; 1720. Lepidoserica barapaniensis new species. (13, 17) Aedeagus in lateral view (left); (14, 18) Parameres in dorsal view; (15, 19) Aedeagus in lateral view (right); (16, 20) Habitus, dorsal view. Scale 0.5 mm; habitus not to scale." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4668223" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/4668223/files/figure.png" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Figs. 1719</figureCitation>
). However, none of the specimens of the latter (and neither in
<taxonomicName id="F08531DCFFAAAA67FCE5FCACFBAFFC87" authority="(Moser, 1920))" authorityName="" baseAuthorityName="Moser" baseAuthorityYear="1920" box="[822,1143,835,861]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Lepidoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="500" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="polyphylla">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FCE5FCACFC11FC87" box="[822,969,835,861]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">L. polyphylla</emphasis>
(Moser, 1920))
</taxonomicName>
have such a widened base of right paramere as found in
<taxonomicName id="F08531DCFFAAAA67FE37FC88FCC4FC5B" authority="Chandra &amp; Ahrens &amp; Bhunia &amp; Sreedevi &amp; Gupta, 2021" authorityName="Chandra &amp; Ahrens &amp; Bhunia &amp; Sreedevi &amp; Gupta" authorityYear="2021" box="[484,796,871,897]" class="Insecta" family="Melolonthidae" genus="Lepidoserica" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="8" pageNumber="500" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="barapaniensis" status="sp. nov.">
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FE37FC88FCC4FC5B" box="[484,796,871,897]" italics="true" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">Lepidoserica barapaniensis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
<emphasis id="05F1964DFFAAAA67FCF0FC88FC6CFC5A" bold="true" box="[803,948,870,897]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500">
<taxonomicNameLabel id="1EC22B36FFAAAA67FCF0FC88FC77FC5A" box="[803,943,870,897]" pageId="8" pageNumber="500" rank="species">new species</taxonomicNameLabel>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
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