Trichocephala (Trichocephala) angolensis ( Krikken, 1983 )

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 : 41-42

Trichocephala (Trichocephala) angolensis ( Krikken, 1983)

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Distribution: ANG.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1)?

Historic records:

— Angola (without locality) ( Krikken 1983 and Rojkoff 2008).

Material examined: Angola, 1 ♂, Nº 1907 (blue label), nº 184 (white label), old collection, box nº XIV-83, MZUC .

Remarks. The species was only known from Angola by the male holotype ( Krikken 1983). The adult specimen of MZUC ( Fig. 8c ) fits very well this species description. Ecological data were provided for other species of the genus by Holm & Marais (1992) and Rojkoff (2008).

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FIGURE 8. Cetoniinae species of Angola. a) Tephraea dichroa (dorsal view), and associated labels, male, MZUC; b, Tephraea dichroa (dorsal view), female, MZUC; c, Trichocephala (Trichocephala) angolensis (dorsal view), MZUC; d, Xeloma leprosa (dorsal view), MZUC; e and f, Xeloma tomentosa angolensis (dorsal views), MZUC and Chianga, HUA, JPCC, respectively; g and h, Acrothyrea rufofemorata (dorsal and ventral views, respectively), female, MZUC; i, Amaurina spoliata (dorsal view), male, Capingana–Satchijamba, BIE, ASC.