Oxythyrea (Stichothyrea) guttifera (Afzelius, 1817)

Serrano, Artur R. M., 2022, The rose chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) of Guinea-Bissau: an annotated checklist and new records, Zootaxa 5104 (2), pp. 151-195 : 166

Oxythyrea (Stichothyrea) guttifera (Afzelius, 1817)

( Figs. 4b, c )

Distribution: GAM, GBI, GHA, RCI, SEN.

Distribution in Guinea-Bissau (Administrative Regions): 1) BAF; 2) GAB.

Historic records:

— Bafatá (BAF) ( Brivio 1958 sub Sticothyrea guttifera Afz. ).

Material examined: Béli (11º 49´38.60´´ N, 13º 55´34.36´´ W, 76m alt.) (GAB), 4-5.VII.2009, 3♂, 1♀, DO, A. Serrano leg., ASC .

Remarks. A typical West African species. Mudge et al. (2012) provided biodiversity information (abundance, habitat preference) of this species for GHA. See also the remarks under P. cordata . Biological data are not available for this species. It is a new species record for GAB Administrative Region of Guinea-Bissau.

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FIGURE 4. Cetoniinae species of Guinea-Bissau. a, Discopeltis concinna (dorsal view), male, Béli, GAB, ASC; b and c, Oxythyrea (Sticothyrea) guttifera, males (dorsal views), Béli, GAB, ASC; d, Arielina collaris (dorsal view), male, Cachungo- Caió, CAC, ASC; e, Coenochilus maurus (dorsal view), male, Contuboel, BAF, ASC; f and g, Coenochilus propygidialis, male (dorsal view) and parameres (frontal view), respectively, Varela, CCH, PMC; h and i, Coenochilus togoensis, male (dorsal view) and parameres (frontal view), respectively, Xitole, BAF, ASC.