Gametoides sanguinolenta sanguinoleta (Olivier, 1789)

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 : 159-160

Gametoides sanguinolenta sanguinoleta (Olivier, 1789)

( Figs. 3a, b )

Distribution: BEN, BFO, BUR, CAM, CON, DOC, GAB,GBI, GUI, KEN, MAU, MLI, NRE, RCA, RCI, RRW, SEN, SLN, SUD, TAN, TOG, UGA.

Distribution in Guinea-Bissau (Administrative Regions): 1) BAF, BOL, CAC, TOB; 2) OIO.

Historic records:

— Bolama (BOL) ( Janson 1907 sub Gametis sanguinolenta Olivier );

— Bafatá (BAF), Catió (TOB), Suzana (=Susana) (CAC) ( Brivio 1958 sub Gametis sanguinolenta Olivier );

— Guinée Bissau (without precise locality) (Antoine 2005).

Material examined: Bissorã (OIO), 15-28.VI.1992, 1 ♀, CT, A.Serrano leg., ASC ; Coli (Quebo) (11º 37´01.63´´ N, 14º 46´13.80´´ W, 48m alt.) (TOB), 10.VII.1995, 1 ex., BT, Bivar de Sousa leg., ABSC ; Susana (CAC), 18.X-3.XI.1997, 1 ♂, 1♀, CT, A. Lopes leg., ASC .

Remarks. The species is widespread throughout West, Central and part of Oriental Africa (Antoine 2005; Beinhundner 2017b). Ecological notes were provided by Malec (2015), referring that G. sanguinolenta is “very often found under the bark of larger trees, sometimes in a very hard wood”. Malec & Šípek (2016) provided a basic guideline to captive breeding for Gametoides subfasciata (Swederus, 1787) , the other species of the genus. Biodiversity information (abundance, habitat preference) was provided for GHA by Mudge et al. (2012) and Joly (2018) and for BEN by Touroult & Le Gall (2013). Our specimens were collected using CT ( Fig. 2b ). It is a new species record for the OIO Administrative Region of Guinea-Bissau.

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FIGURE 2. a, butterfly trap baited with banana and pineapple, Béli - Petaqui, GAB; b, yellow chromotropic trap baited with banana, Coli (Quebo), TOB; c, light trapping, Balana river (Mampatá), TOB; d, herbaceous and shrubby savanna, Béli, GAB; e, open forest, Coli (Quebo), TOB; f, primary moist forest, Canamina (Jemberem), TOB; g, clearance by fire to shift agricultural plantation, Coli (Quebo), TOB; h, artisanal charcoal sale, Buba—Tunani, QUN.

FIGURE 3. Cetoniinae species of Guinea-Bissau. a, Gametoides sanguinolenta (dorsal view), male, Susana, CAC, ASC; b, Gametoides sanguinolenta (dorsal view), female, Bissorã, OIO, ASC; c and d, Pachnoda ardoini ardoini, male (dorsal view) and parameres (frontal view), respectively, Coli (Quebo), TOB, ASC; e and f), Pachnoda cordata cordata, male (dorsal view) and parameres (frontal view), respectively, Béli, GAB, ASC; g, Pachnoda marginata marginata (dorsal view), female, Susana, CAC, ASC; h, Phonotaenia aequinoctialis (dorsal view), female, Susana, CAC, ASC; i, Tephraea pulverulenta (dorsal view), male, Coli (Quebo), TOB, ASC.