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
text
Zootaxa
2020
2020-05-12
4776
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1
130
journal article
22232
10.11646/zootaxa.4776.1.1
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Genus
Plagiochilus
Wasmann, 1900
Ruter & Leleup (1977)
considered this genus synonym of
Aspilus
Westwood, 1874
, a criterion followed by
Marais & Holm (1992)
which included in it all the sixteen species recognized then from both genera.
Antoine (2010)
, taking into account the presence of
Aspilus angustatus
(
Westwood, 1874
)
in
Zambia
, made some comments on this genus and
Plagiochilus
, recommending its synonymization also. However,
Rojkoff (2013)
revised partially both genera, refering that this synonymy can not be maintained since the genera exhibit some characteristics of their own and recommend that they need to be thoroughly reviewed.
Krajcik (2008b)
followed this criterion keeping both genera. There are three species recorded for
Angola
(
Quedenfeldt 1884
;
Ferreira 1965
;
Antoine 2010
). We give a new species record for this country.