(Figs 26–29, 98)
Serica cardoni Brenske, 1896: 153.
Autoserica cardoni: Brenske 1898: 242.
Maladera cardoni: Ahrens 2004b: 271, 2006a: 414; Ahrens & Fabrizi 2009b: 274, 2016: 232; Ahrens et al. 2009: 272; Šípek & Ahrens 2011: 635; Shrestha et al. 2012: 380; Sabatinelli & Ahrens 2015: 141.
Autoserica carinata Khan & Ghai, 1980: 24; synonymized by Ahrens 2004b: 271.
Cephaloserica bhutanensis Frey, 1975 b: 229; synonymized by Ahrens 2004b: 271.
Serica nuristanica Petrovitz, 1965: 684; synonymized by Ahrens 2004b: 271.
Serica tsienluana Brenske, 1897: 394; synonymized by Ahrens 2006a: 414.
Material examined. 2 ♁♁ India: “ West Bengal, Purba Bardhaman, Purnasthali, Chupir Char, 26.ii.2022, leg. Debika Bhunia ” (NZCI).
Distribution. Northern India, also south of the Ganges River, Bhutan, Nepal, Afghanistan and Pakistan (Ahrens & Fabrizi 2016; Sreedevi et al. 2018; Chandra et al. 2021).