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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Mausoleopsis
(
Mausoleopsis
)
amabilis amabilis
(Schaum, 1844)
(
Figs. 11a, b, c
)
Distribution
: ANG, BOW, KEN, MOZ, NAB,
RSA
, ZIM.
Distribution in
Angola
(Provinces):
1) CNN; 2) LSU.
Historic records:
—Humbe (CNN) (
Paulino de Oliveira 1882
sub
Oxythyrea amabilis
Schaum
).
Material examined:
Humbe (
16º 41´S
,
14º 54´E
,
1100 m
alt., 422) (
CNN
),
1 ex.
, Nº 2126 (blue label),
Anchieta
leg., old collection, box nºVI-75, MZUC;
Angola
,
1 ♂
., Nº 1907 (blue label),
P.O.
leg.?, old collection, box nºXIV-83, MZUC; Zumbo (coords not available) (
LSU
),
1 ♂
, 1908, Nº 1781 (blue label), RQC/CSFC, box nº II-71, MZUC
.
Remarks.
Taking into account its distribution near the borders of
Angola
, in NAB and BOW (see Fig. 142i in
Holm & Marais 1992
), the Paulino de Oliveira’s record for the southern territory of
Angola
(
Cunene Province
) is very plausible. Moreover, we confirm its presence in
Angola
by checking three adult specimens deposited in the old collection of MZUC (
Figs. 11a, b, c
).
Antoine (2004a)
, regarding the description of
Mausoleopsis
(
Mausoleopsis
)
lerui
Antoine, 2004
, tried to clarify the distribution of the two subspecies of
M.
(
M.
)
amabilis
on the basis of the size, coalescence and/or number of pronotal and elytral white maculae. Even the description of
M.
(
M.
)
amabilis ruteri
Antoine, 1989
was based only on these maculae features, which seems a weak argument to validate this taxon without the support of other morphological character(s). Also, on the comment of its description,
Antoine (1989a)
states “sans différer autrement de la forme typique”. On the other hand, the weakness of the separation of these two subspecific taxa is reinforced by the fact that there are sites where both forms overlap. The larva of this species was described by
Donaldson (1987)
. Biological and ecological data are available in
Holm & Marais (1992)
. Taking into account artificial breeding conditions,
Malec & Šípek (2017)
includes the species in their group 1. It is a new species record for the
Lunda Sul Province
.