Melolontha flabellata Sharp, 1876

(Figs. 11, 23, 51, 63)

Melolontha (Oplosternus) flabellata Sharp 1876: 86 (type locality: Bengal).

Melolontha flabellata: Sabatinelli 1992: 615 (catalogue); Bezdĕk 2006: 194 (catalogue); Krajčík 2012: 158 (checklist); Bezdĕk 2016: 231 (catalogue).

Melolontha flabelata: Li et al. 2010: 344, fig. 10 (misspelling).

Hoplosternus flabellata: Nonfried 1892: 285 (checklist); Brenske 1896a: 164 (brief description, H. flabellatus); Barlow 1899: 269 (checklist); Dalla Torre 1912: 264 (catalogue as H. flabellatus); Zhang 1988: 243 (new record, brief description as H. flabellatus).

Material examined. India, West Bengal: Govt. House Compound, Darjeeling, 2♁, May – June, 1912, leg. Lord Garmichael Collection [NZSI]; Darjeeling, 7000 ft, E. Himalayas, 1♁, 20.iv.2014, leg. F.H. Gravely [NZSI]; Kurseong, E. Himalayas, 5000 ft., 1♁, leg. Jahans [NZSI]; Darjeeling, Ghumti, 4000 ft., vi.1912, leg. unknown [NZSI]; Darjeeling, East Himalaya, 1 – 3000ft. v.1912, 1♁, leg. unknown [NZSI] .

Diagnosis. Refer to species key.

Distribution. India: Sikkim (Brenske 1896a) and West Bengal (Darjeeling); Bangladesh (Sharp 1876) and China (Zhang 1988).