Mecynorhina (Megalorrhina) harrisii haroldii (J. Thomson, 1880 )

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 : 101

Mecynorhina (Megalorrhina) harrisii haroldii (J. Thomson, 1880)

Distribution: ANG, DOC, TAN, ZAM.

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

Historic records:

— Angola (without locality) (J. Thomson 1880 sub Mecynorhinus haroldii Thoms.);

— Angola (without locality) ( Ferreira 1965 sub Megalorrhina harrisi var. haroldi Thomson );

— Angola (LNO=Lunda-Reich) ( De Palma & Frantz 2010);

— Kimbundo (= Mona Quimbundo) (09° 51’ S, 19°58’ E) ( MAL) ( De Palma & Frantz 2010) .

Material examined: none.

Remarks. Seven subspecies are recognized in the species ( Beinhundner 2017a).This subspecies was originally described from Angola, but curiously Beinhundner (2014b, 2017a) does not include Angola in its distribution. Krajcik (2008a) treated it as a synonym of Mecynorhina (Megalorrhina) harrisi Westwood, 1847 , but both De Palma & Frantz (2010) and Beinhundner (2014b, 2017a) regard it as a valid taxon. The larva of the third instar of nominal subspecies was described by Šípek (2005). Ecological data were provided by De Palma & Frantz (2010).