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
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journal article
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Caelorrhina barthi barthi
(
Harold, 1878
)
(
Fig. 17e
)
Distribution
: ANG, DOC, TAN.
Distribution in
Angola
(Provinces):
1) MOX.
Historic records:
—“Inneren
Guinea
” (
Angola
, without locality) (
Harold 1878
sub
Tmesorrhina barthi
Har.
);
—
Angola
(without locality) (
Ferreira 1965
sub
Eccoptocnemis barthi
Har.
);
—Vila Luso (= Luena) (MOX) (
Gomes Alves 1973
sub
Eccoptocnemis barthi
Har.
).
Material examined:
Vila Luso (= Luena) (
11º 47´S
,
19º 55´E
,
1300 m
alt., 218) (
MOX
),
20.IX.1957
,
1 ♀
, Nº 2896,
Estudos Apícolas do Ultramar
,
Junta de Investigações Coloniais
(Entomologia), IICT, MUHNAC
.
Remarks.
Four subspecies are recognized in this taxon. The nominal subspecies was described by
Harold (1878)
based on specimen(s) “im inneren
Guinea
, insbesondere bei Kabebe”. The
Ferreira (1965)
record seems based on
Harold (1878)
work.
Gomes Alves (1973)
confirmed the occurrence of this species in
Angola
.
Holm & Marais (1992)
summarized some ecological remarks on the subspecies
C. barthi mashuna
Arrow, 1909
.