Cymophorus (Clydonophorus) squamosus squamosus (Kolbe, 1897)

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 : 60

Cymophorus (Clydonophorus) squamosus squamosus (Kolbe, 1897)

( Fig. 13f )

Distribution: ANG, CAM, DOC, EQG, GHA, KEN, TOG.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) HUA; 2) BIE.

Historic records:

—Bailundo (HUA) ( Schein 1954b).

New localities reported: 75 km N Caconda (near Cuima ) (13º 26´19´´ S, 15º 22´55´´ E, 1587 m alt., 279) ( HUA), 5.XII.2012, 1♂, P. Schüle leg., PMC (P. Malec, personal communication) .

Material examined: Cassoco (Kuito–Cachingues) (12º 48´56.43´´ S, 16º 45´05.43´´ E, 1717 m alt., 258) (BIE), 2.XII.2017, 1♂, 2♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC .

Remarks. Joly (2018) provided biodiversity information (abundance, habitat preference) of this species for Ghana. The Cassoco adult specimens were captured flying in an open secondary forest. Other biological and ecological data are not available for the species, but see general comments in Schein (1954b) and the remarks under the genus Coenochilus . It is a new species record for the Bié Province.

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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.