Melolontha aeneicollis Bates, 1891

(Figs. 5, 17, 45, 57)

Melolontha aeneicollis Bates 1891: 16 (type locality: India, Kulu); Dalla Torre 1912: 267 (catalogue); Arrow 1921: 13; Chandra 2005: 152 (checklist); Bezděk 2006: 194 (catalogue); Li et al. 2010: 343 (key), 344 (checklist), fig. 12; Krajčík 2012: 158 (checklist); Keith & Saltin 2012: 35 (distribution); Bezděk 2016: 230 (catalogue).

Material examined. India, Himachal Pradesh: Kulu, Great Himalayan National Park, 1,953m, 4.iv.2018, 1♁, leg. S.K. Sajan [NZSI] . India, Uttarakhand: Chamoli, Valley of Flower National Park, 3,103m, 15.vi.2017, 1♁, leg. S.K. Sajan [NZSI] .

Diagnosis. Refer to species key.

Distribution. India: Himachal Pradesh (Bates 1891) and Uttarakhand (new record); Pakistan (Keith & Saltin 2012).