Mausoleopsis (Mausoleopsis) amabilis amabilis (Schaum, 1844)

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 : 52

Mausoleopsis (Mausoleopsis) amabilis amabilis (Schaum, 1844)

( Figs. 11a, b, c )

Distribution: ANG, BOW, KEN, MOZ, NAB, RSA, ZIM.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) CNN; 2) LSU.

Historic records:

—Humbe (CNN) ( Paulino de Oliveira 1882 sub Oxythyrea amabilis Schaum ).

Material examined: Humbe (16º 41´S, 14º 54´E, 1100 m alt., 422) ( CNN), 1 ex., Nº 2126 (blue label), Anchieta leg., old collection, box nºVI-75, MZUC; Angola, 1 ♂., Nº 1907 (blue label), P.O. leg.?, old collection, box nºXIV-83, MZUC; Zumbo (coords not available) ( LSU), 1 ♂, 1908, Nº 1781 (blue label), RQC/CSFC, box nº II-71, MZUC .

Remarks. Taking into account its distribution near the borders of Angola, in NAB and BOW (see Fig. 142i in Holm & Marais 1992), the Paulino de Oliveira’s record for the southern territory of Angola (Cunene Province) is very plausible. Moreover, we confirm its presence in Angola by checking three adult specimens deposited in the old collection of MZUC ( Figs. 11a, b, c ). Antoine (2004a), regarding the description of Mausoleopsis (Mausoleopsis) lerui Antoine, 2004 , tried to clarify the distribution of the two subspecies of M. (M.) amabilis on the basis of the size, coalescence and/or number of pronotal and elytral white maculae. Even the description of M. (M.) amabilis ruteri Antoine, 1989 was based only on these maculae features, which seems a weak argument to validate this taxon without the support of other morphological character(s). Also, on the comment of its description, Antoine (1989a) states “sans différer autrement de la forme typique”. On the other hand, the weakness of the separation of these two subspecific taxa is reinforced by the fact that there are sites where both forms overlap. The larva of this species was described by Donaldson (1987). Biological and ecological data are available in Holm & Marais (1992). Taking into account artificial breeding conditions, Malec & Šípek (2017) includes the species in their group 1. It is a new species record for the Lunda Sul Province.

Figures

FIGURE 11. Cetoniinae species of Angola. a–c, Mausoleopsis (Mausoleopsis) amabilis amabilis (dorsal views), male, MZUC, Humbe, CNN, MZUC and Zumbo, LSU, MZUC, respectively; d and e, Oxythyrea (Oxythyrea) sp. (dorsal and ventral views, respectively), male, MZUC; f and g, Oxythyrea (O.) sp., parameres (frontal and lateral views, respectively), MZUC; h and i, Coenochilus basilewskyi (dorsal views), female, habitus and head and pronotum, respectively, Dundo, LNO, IICT.