Lissogenius ertli Moser, 1911

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 : 61-62

Lissogenius ertli Moser, 1911

( Fig. 13h )

Distribution: ANG, DOC.

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

Historic records:

—Bailundo (HUA) ( Moser 1911).

— Angola (without locality) ( Ferreira 1965, Sakai & Nagai 1998).

New localities reported: Calucinga (coord. not available, 1766 m alt., 189) (BIE), 17.XI.2013, 1 ex., P. Schüle leg., PMC (P. Malec, personal communication) .

Material examined: Angola, 1 ex., Nº 1907 (blue label), old collection, box nº XIV-83, MZUC; Mumbué (5 km SE) (13º 53´55.86´´ S, 17º 23´12.68´´ E, 1622 m alt., 303) (BIE), 5.IV.2014 , 2♀, DO, A. Serrano leg., ASC; Kibundi (08º 54´33.31´´ S, 16º 03´15.71´´ E, 1170m alt., 95) (MAL), 19.XI.2017 , 1♂, LT, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC.

Remarks. The species was originally described from Angola based on one specimen ( Moser 1911), but later was recorded for DOC ( Basilewsky 1956). Sakai & Nagai (1998) recorded the species for Cameroon and provided a photo of a specimen (Pl. 142, Fig. 32). However, considering the conformation of pronotum, it seems that the identification is incorrect. Our adult specimens fit very well the original description. While the Mumbué specimens were captured in rotten wood (e.g. Fig. 1d ) with Formicidae (not identified), Zygentoma (not identified) and the ant nest

beetle Paussus (Crenatopaussus) scaliger Reichensperger, 1926 , the Kibundi specimen was collectd by LT, all in secondary open forests. Basilewsky (1956) provided some ecological remarks on Lissogenius which are according with our observations. Biological data are not available. It is a new record for the Malanje and Bié Provinces.

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 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.