Pachnoda ardoini lydiae Rigout, 1987

Serrano, Artur R. M., Capela, Rúben A., Nunes, Telmo & Santos, Carmen Van-Dú- Nem Neto, 2020, The rose chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) of Angola: a descriptive checklist with new records and synonymic notes, Zootaxa 4776 (1), pp. 1-130 : 26

* Pachnoda ardoini lydiae Rigout, 1987

( Fig. 3g )

Distribution: ANG, UGA.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 2)?

Historic records: none.

Material examined: Angola, 1 ♀., Nº 1907 (blue label), nº 123 (white label), old collection, box nº XIV-83, MZUC .

Remarks. There are two subspecies within Pachnoda ardoini Ruter, 1978 . This subspecies was described on the basis of one male from “Mont Labwor” in Uganda ( Rigout 1987). One adult female specimen from Angola ( Fig. 3g ) in the “old collection” of MZUC fits well this subspecies. However, it is with some caution that we ascribe it to this taxon. Biological and ecological data are not available for this subspecies. It is a new subspecies record for Angola.

Figures

FIGURE 3. Cetoniinae species of Angola. a–c, Dolichostethus levis (dorsal views), MZUC; d, Pachnoda acutipennis (dorsal view), and associated labels, female, Dundo, LNO, IICT; e and f, Pachnoda acutipennis, female (ventral view) and pygidium, female, Dundo, LNO, IICT; g, Pachnoda ardoini lydae (dorsal view), female, MZUC; h and i, Pachnoda bukobensis (dorsal and ventral views, respectively), male, MZUC.