The rose chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) of Angola: a descriptive checklist with new records and synonymic notes
Author
Serrano, Artur R. M.
Author
Capela, Rúben A.
Author
Nunes, Telmo
Author
Santos, Carmen Van-Dú- Nem Neto
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Zootaxa
2020
2020-05-12
4776
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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4776.1.1
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Coenochilus parrianus
Westwood, 1883
Distribution
: ANG.
Distribution in
Angola
(Provinces):
1)?
Historic records:
—
Angola
(without locality) (
Westwood 1883
).
Material examined:
none
Remarks.
The species was described from
Angola
(
Westwood 1883
). It is considered a controversial species
and an
incertae sedis
(
Schein 1954a
).
Schein (1954a)
in the “general comments” (“I. Allgemeines”) referred to
Coenochilus parrianus
based in
Schenkling (1921)
catalogue (“
parrianus
Westwood Tijdschr. voor Ent.
26 Seite 65
Angola
”). Taking into account this reference, it seems that the species considered by
Schein (1954a)
is indeed that which was described by
Westwood (1883)
, i.e.
Coenochilus parrianus
from
Angola
. The same author stated also that the
type
of
C. parrianus
was unfortunately lost, concluding that “The
Parrianus
not mentioned in the Junk Schenkling catalog should therefore remain omitted” (“Der im Junk-Schenkling-Katalog ausgelassene
Parrianus
muss also weiter im Dunklen bleiben”). Biological and ecological data are not available, but see general comments in
Schein (1954a)
and the remarks under the genus
Coenochilus
.