Plagiochilus crassipes (Westwood, 1873)

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 : 59

* Plagiochilus crassipes (Westwood, 1873)

( Fig. 13a )

Distribution: West and Central Africa, TAN.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 2) CUS, HUI, MAL.

Historic records: none

New localities reported: Negola (3,5 km SW) (14º 08´53´´ S, 14º 28´16´´ E, 1613 m alt., 317) ( HUI), 8.XII.2012, 1♂, P. Schüle leg., PMC (P. Malec, personal communication) .

Material examined: Kibundi (08º 54´33.31´´ S, 16º 03´15.71´´ E, 1170m alt., 95) ( MAL), 19.XI.2017, 1♂, 3♀, LT, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC; Cabuta (9º 50´38.39´´ S, 14º 51´22.28´´ E, 814m alt., 128) ( CUS), 9.XII.2017, 1♂, 1♀, LT, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC .

Remarks. The species is widespread throughout West and Central Africa ( Schoolmeesters 2018). The adult specimens were collected by LT (e.g. Fig. 1c ) in open secondary forest (Kibundi) and moist secondary forest (Cabuta). Other biological and ecological data are not available for the species, but see general comments on the genus Coenochilus . It is a new species record for Angola and Huíla, Kwanza Sul and Malanje Provinces.

Figures

FIGURE 1. a, butterfly trap baited with banana and pineapple, Satschijamba, BIE; b, yellow chromotropic trap baited with banana, Satschijamba, BIE; c, light trapping, Satschijamba, BIE; d, rotten logs (direct observation), Somakwanza, BIE; e, secondary open forest, Satschijamba, BIE; f, secondary moist forest, Calulo, CUS.

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.