Tephraea pulverulenta ( Gory & Percheron, 1833 )

Serrano, Artur R. M., 2022, The rose chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) of Guinea-Bissau: an annotated checklist and new records, Zootaxa 5104 (2), pp. 151-195 : 163

Tephraea pulverulenta ( Gory & Percheron, 1833)

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Distribution: GBI, GUI, RCI, SEN.

Distribution in Guinea-Bissau (Administrative Regions): 1) BOL; 2) TOB.

Historic records:

— Bolama (BOL) ( Janson 1907).

Material examined: Coli (Quebo) (11º 37´01.63´´ N, 14º 46´13.80´´ W, 48m alt.) (TOB), 29.VI-11.VII.1995, 1 ♀, CT, A. Serrano leg., 5.VII.1995, 1 ♀, BT, Bivar de Sousa leg., ASC .

Remarks. A species with a more restricted distribution in West Africa ( Beinhundner 2017b). The Coli adult specimens were sampled by BT and CT ( Figs. 2a, b ). Biological and ecological data are not available for this species. It is a new species record for TOB Administrative Region of Guinea-Bissau.

Figures

FIGURE 2. a, butterfly trap baited with banana and pineapple, Béli - Petaqui, GAB; b, yellow chromotropic trap baited with banana, Coli (Quebo), TOB; c, light trapping, Balana river (Mampatá), TOB; d, herbaceous and shrubby savanna, Béli, GAB; e, open forest, Coli (Quebo), TOB; f, primary moist forest, Canamina (Jemberem), TOB; g, clearance by fire to shift agricultural plantation, Coli (Quebo), TOB; h, artisanal charcoal sale, Buba—Tunani, QUN.

FIGURE 3. Cetoniinae species of Guinea-Bissau. a, Gametoides sanguinolenta (dorsal view), male, Susana, CAC, ASC; b, Gametoides sanguinolenta (dorsal view), female, Bissorã, OIO, ASC; c and d, Pachnoda ardoini ardoini, male (dorsal view) and parameres (frontal view), respectively, Coli (Quebo), TOB, ASC; e and f), Pachnoda cordata cordata, male (dorsal view) and parameres (frontal view), respectively, Béli, GAB, ASC; g, Pachnoda marginata marginata (dorsal view), female, Susana, CAC, ASC; h, Phonotaenia aequinoctialis (dorsal view), female, Susana, CAC, ASC; i, Tephraea pulverulenta (dorsal view), male, Coli (Quebo), TOB, ASC.