Chthonobius conspersus Burmeister, 1847

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 : 61

* Chthonobius conspersus Burmeister, 1847

( Fig. 13g )

Distribution: ANG, DOC, RSA, TAN, ZAM.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 2)?

Historic records: none.

Material examined: Angola, 1 ex., Nº 1907 (blue label), old collection, box nº IX-78, MZUC .

Remarks. The adult specimen of MZUC despite be very old and damaged ( Fig. 13g ), fits well this species description. The adults are generally associated with ants or termits, but the larvae can be found on decaying organic matter. Malec & Šípek (2016) refer that it is possible to rear adults from wild larvae. It is a new genus/species record for Angola.

Figures

FIGURE 13. Cetoniinae species of Angola. a, Plagiochilus crassipes (dorsal view), male, Cabuta, CUS, ASC; b, Plagiochilus dupeyi (dorsal view), male, Dundo, LNO, IICT; c and d, Plagiochilus dupeyi, parameres (frontal and lateral views, respectively), Dundo, LNO, IICT; e, Plagiochilus pilosus (dorsal view), female, Alto Hama–Bailundo, HUA, ASC; f, Cymophorus (Clydonophorus) squamosus squamosus (dorsal view), female, Cassoco, BIE, ASC; g, Chtonobius conspersus (dorsal view), MZUC; h, Lissogenius ertli (dorsal view), male, Kibundi, MAL, ASC; i, Campsiura (Macroma) angolensis angolensis (dorsal view), male, Calulo–Cabuta, CUS, ASC.