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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journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.4776.1.1
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Tmesorrhina iris iris
Fabricius, 1781
Distribution
: ANG?, BEN, GHA, RCI.
Distribution in
Angola
(Provinces):
1) LNO.
Historic records:
—Quango (=Cuango) (LNO) (
Quedenfeldt 1884
).
Material examined:
none.
Remarks.
A polytypic species with four subspecies (
Beinhundner 2017a
).
Quedenfeldt (1884)
recorded the species for “Quango-Strom” (Angolan territory), based on material collected by Major von Mechow. However, taking into account the general distribution of the nominal species, it will be necessary to confirm its presence in this country. See also the remarks under the following subspecies.