Myodermum alutaceum (Afzelius, 1817)

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 : 116

Myodermum alutaceum (Afzelius, 1817)

( Fig. 27i )

Distribution: ANG, CAM, CON, DOC, EQG, GAB, GBI, GHA, GUI, NIG, RCA, RCI, SEN, SLN, TOG, UGA.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) LNO; 2) CUS.

Historic records:

— Angola (without locality) ( Paulino de Oliveira 1882: sub Myoderma alutacea Afzel. );

—Quango (=Cuango) (LNO) ( Quedenfeldt 1884 sub Myoderma alutacea Afzel. ).

Material examined: Angola, 1 ex., Nº 1907 (blue label), old collection, box nº XIV-83, MZUC ; Angola, 1 ex., Nº 1907 (blue label), Welwitch leg., sub Myoderma alutacea Afzel , old collection, box nº VI-75, MZUC; Mussende (Calulo) (9º 57´00´´ S, 14º 47´36´´ E, 905 m alt., 128) ( CUS), 30.XI.2015, 1♂, BT, 28.XI–5.XII.2015, 2♂, CT, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC .

Remarks. The species is widespread throughout West and Southwest Africa ( Schoolmeesters 2018). The Mussende adult specimens were collected by BT and CT (e.g. Figs. 1a, b ) in a fragment of moist secondary forest. See also the remarks under Diplognatha silicea and Chlorocala inermis . Burgeon (1946) captured the species frequently at Kindu in the flowers of a Zingiberaceae . Joly (2018) provided biodiversity information (abundance, habitat preference) of this species for Ghana. The species like others of this genus seems to be crepuscular or even nocturnal (e.g. Ricchiardi & Gyll 2009). It is a new species record for the Kwanza Sul Province.

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 27. Cetoniinae species of Angola. a, Hegemus peregrinus (dorsal view), female, Huíla, HUI, JPCC; b, Hypselogenia geotrupina geotrupina (dorsal view), female, MZUC; c and d, Pseudoclinteria infuscata (dorsal views), male and female, respectively, Satchijamba, BIE, ASC; e, Stethodesma strachani strachani (dorsal view), male, Satchijamba, BIE, ASC; f and g, Platygenia barbata (dorsal views), male and female, respectively, Dundo, LNO, IICT; h, Clastocnemis quadrimaculatus quadrimaculatus (dorsal view), male, Dundo, LNO, IICT; i) Myodermum alutaceum (dorsal view), male, Mussende, CUS, ASC.