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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Spilophorus
(
Spilophorus
)
plagosus plagosus
Westwood in Schaum, 1848
(
Figs. 14e, f
)
Distribution
: ANG, BOW, MOZ, NAB,
RSA
, ZIM.
Distribution in
Angola
(Provinces):
1) CNN; 2) HUI.
Historic records:
—Humbe (CNN) (
Paulino de Oliveira 1882
sub
Spilophorus plagosus
Boheman, 1857
).
Material examined:
Humbe (
16º 41´S
,
14º 54´E
,
1100 m
alt., 422) (
CNN
), 2 exs, Nº 2126 (blue labels), nºs 1 and 179 (white labels),
Anchieta
leg., old collection, box nº VI-75, MZUC; Gambos (=Chiange=Chibemba) (
15º 46´S
,
14º 06´E
,
1316 m
alt., 378) (
HUI
),
1 ex.
, Nº 2188 (blue label),
Anchieta
leg., old collection, box nº VI-75, MZUC
.
Remarks.
Two subspecies are recognized: the nominal and
Spilophorus
(
Spilophorus
)
plagosus vrystaati
Holm & Perissinotto, 2010
. Some biological and ecological data were provided by
Holm & Perissinotto (2010)
. It is a new species record for the
Huíla Province
.