A rich and diverse fauna: an illustrated guide to the cetoniines of Ghana with comparisons to Ivory Coast and Benin (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) Author Philips, T. Keith 0000-0002-1190-4019 Systematics and Evolution Laboratory, Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101 - 3576 USA. Keith. Philips @ wku. edu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1190 - 4019 hilips@wku.edu Author Mudge, Alan D. 3726 Southeast Liebe St., Portland, OR 97202 - 4032 USA. Author Orozco, Jesus Insect Collection, Agricultural Science and Production Department, Zamorano University (Escuela Agrícola Panamericana), Zamorano, Honduras. Author Neidlinger, Robert 0000-0002-1190-4019 Systematics and Evolution Laboratory, Department of Biology, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101 - 3576 USA. Keith. Philips @ wku. edu; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 1190 - 4019 hilips@wku.edu Author Beinhundner, Gerhard Am Steigberg 25, D- 97502 Eurbach, Germany. Author Joly, Claude 272, Chemin du Prince, B 7050, Jurbise, Belgium. text Zootaxa 2022 2022-06-07 5150 2 151 188 journal article 68523 10.11646/zootaxa.5150.2.1 1e8c5179-1951-45cd-b1eb-3dedbc03b1b6 1175-5326 6621158 99F57360-DC86-48D5-8527-CBAE787DFFEA Charadronota Burmeister, 1842 The genus Charadronota includes six or seven species of medium-sized cetoniines ( 14–23 mm ) widely distributed in tropical Africa ( Schoolmeesters 2021 , Beinhundner 2017 ). Several of these, e.g. C. quadrisignata (Gory & Percheron, 1883) , C. curvata Janson, 1888 and C. soror Kraatz, 1883 are highly variable in color and markings, which has led to a number of forms, varieties, and synonyms being described. Charadronota quadrisignata has been listed from several countries including Ghana ( Joly 2001 , 2018 ; Mudge et al . 2012 ); Benin ( Touroult & Le Gall 2001 , 2012 ; Le Gall 2015 ), Ivory Coast ( Fédière et al . 1989 ), Cameroon ( Krajčík 1998 ) and Central African Republic ( Sakai & Nagai 1998 ). Beinhundner (2017) lists C. quadrisignata from Senegal (the type locality) and Gambia only, and C. curvata as the widespread and highly variable species from Ivory Coast , Niger ( type locality Niger District), Ghana , Central African Republic , Togo , Benin and Nigeria . The two species are most reliably separated by differences in the apices of the male parameres. The C. quadrisignata in Mudge et al . 2012 (and likely by other authors as well) may in fact be C. curvata . Joly (2001 , 2018 ), Sakai & Nagai (1998) and Touroult & Le Gall (2012) , list C. leprieuri Burmeister, 1842 from Ghana , Togo , and Benin respectively and we list it again here. Charadronota leprieuri , however, is considered by others to be a synonym of C. quadrisignata ( Schoolmeesters 2021 , Krajčík 1998 , Beinhundner 2017 ). Until a generic revision is done, we believe the true number of species of Charadronota and their distribution will remain uncertain. At this moment, we list six species from Ghana , including C. curvata , C . quadrisignata , and C. leprieuri .