Porphyronota maculatissima maculatissima (Boheman, 1860)

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 : 74

Porphyronota maculatissima maculatissima (Boheman, 1860)

( Fig. 16b )

Distribution: ANG, MAW, MOZ, RSA, TAN, ZIM, ZAM.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) HUI, LNO, MAL, MOX.

Historic records:

— Huíla ( HUI) , Zambeze (= Luena River) ( MOX) ( Paulino de Oliveira 1882 sub Diplognatha maculatissima Boh. ) ;

—Malange (= Malanje) (MAL) ( Quedenfeldt 1884 sub Diplognatha maculatissima Boh. );

—Dundo (LNO) ( Gomes Alves 1959 and Ferreira 1965 sub Poecilophila maculatissima Boh. ).

Material examined: Dundo (7º 22´S, 20º 50´E, 1470 m alt., 51) ( LNO), -. X.1948, 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Nº 2145, -. XI.1948, 1 ♂, Nº 2140, -. XII.1948, 1 ♀, Nº 2146, -. III.1949, 1 ♀, Nº 2132, Junta de Investigações Coloniais (Entomologia), IICT, MUHNAC .

Remarks. Holm (1990b, Fig. 69), Holm & Marais (1992, Fig. 74g) and Beinhundner (2017a) did not include Angola in its distribution. However, the species is known for Angola since a long time ago (e.g. Paulino de Oliveira 1882; Quedenfeldt 1884; Gomes Alves 1959). Some adult specimens of IICT (Dundo) were attracted by light (registered information). Some biological and ecological data were provided by Holm & Marais (1992).

Figures

FIGURE 16. Cetoniinae species of Angola. a, Porphyronota hebraea hebraea (dorsal view), Chianga, HUA, JPCC; b, Porphyronota maculatissima maculatissima (dorsal view), female, Dundo, LNO, IICT; c) Porphyronota preissi (dorsal view), and associated labels, male, Calombe, MOX, IICT. Pseudinca fradei, holotype male, Fazª Stª Cruz, Luso (=Luena), MOX, IICT: d, habitus (dorsal view), and associated labels; e, head and pronotum (dorsal view); f, habitus (ventral view); g and h, parameres (frontal and lateral views, respectively). i, Tetragonorrhina induta (dorsal view), and associated labels, male, Humbe, CNN, MZUC.