Chlorocala africana africana (Drury, 1773)

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 : 177

Chlorocala africana africana (Drury, 1773)

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Distribution: ANG, BEN, CAM, DOC, GHA, GBI, GUI, RCA, RCI, SEN, SLN, TOG, UGA.

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

Historic records:

— Bubaque (BOL) ( Brivio 1958 sub Smaragdesthes africana Drury ).

Material examined: Béli (11º 49´12.93´´ N, 13º 54´19.36´´ W, 67m alt.) (GAB), 2-6.VII.2009, 1 ♀, CT, A. Serrano leg., ASC .

Remarks. The species is widespread throughout West and Central Africa ( Beinhundner 2017b; Schoolmeesters 2019; Serrano et al. 2020). There are several formally described subspecies in this taxon, probably some of them without taxonomic value (14 in Beinhundner 2017b; 12 in Schoolmeesters 2019). The larva of the third instar of C. africana africana was described by Kühbander & Carl (1994). The species is syntopic with Chondrorrhina abbreviata (Fabricius, 1792) in Béli locality. Ecological data were provided by Holm & Marais (1992) for C. africana subsuturalis (Kraatz, 1891) . It is a new species record for GAB Administrative Region of Guinea-Bissau.

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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.