Platygenia barbata (Afzelius, 1817)

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 : 181

Platygenia barbata (Afzelius, 1817)

( Fig. 6h )

Distribution: ANG, BUR, CAM, CON, DOC, GAB, GBI, GHA, NIG, RCI, SLN.

Distribution in Guinea-Bissau (Administrative Regions): 1) BAF, BIB, BOL, TOB.

Historic records:

— Bafatá (BAF), Bubaque (BOL), Catió (TOB) ( Brivio 1958);

— Cherobengue (?), Pandin (BIB) ( Gomes Alves 1959).

Material examined: Jemberem (Cambeque forest = Mato Cambeque) (11º 32´26.45´´ N, 15º 01´02.01´´ W, 15m alt.) (TOB), 13.VII.2009, 1 ♀, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC .

Remarks. The species is widespread throughout West and Central Africa being associated to the palm Elaeis guineensis and Borassus sp. ( Gomes Alves 1959; Antoine & Camiade 1995; Schoolmeesters 2019). Jerath & Unny (1965) gave a very scanty description of P. barbata larvae. The adult female was collected in Jemberem by LT in a fragment of moist primary forest (e.g. Fig. 2f ). The specimen had several phoretic Pseudoscorpionida. Some ecological data were provided by Antoine & Camiade (1995). Joly (2018) provided biodiversity information (e.g. abundance, habitat preference) for GHA.

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 6. Cetoniinae species of Guinea-Bissau. a, Diplognatha (Diplognatha) gagates (dorsal view), male, Susana, CAC, ASC; b, Eriulis variolosa (dorsal view), female, Jemberem, TOB, ASC; c, Porphyronota cynnamomea (dorsal view), female, Cufada, QUN, ASC; d, Chlorocala africana africana (dorsal view), female, Béli, GAB, ASC; e, Condrorrhina abbreviata (dorsal view), male, Bissorã, OIO, ASC; f, Plaesiorrhinela cinctuta recurva (dorsal view), female, Mampatá-Guilegue, TOB, ASC; g) Lophorrhina quinquelineata (dorsal view), male, Buba Tombo, QUN, ASC; h, Platygenia barbata (dorsal view), female, Jemberem, TOB, ASC; i, Clastocnemis quadrimaculatus (dorsal view), male, Bissorã-Binar, OIO, ASC.