Tmesorrhina viridicyanea Moser, 1902

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 : 110

* Tmesorrhina viridicyanea Moser, 1902

( Fig. 26e )

Distribution: ANG, BOW, RSA, MAW, TAN.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 2) BIE.

Historic records: none.

Material examined: Mumbué (Cuanza riverhead) (13º 49´41´´ S, 17º 19´26´´ E, 1511 m alt., 303) (BIE), 8- 17.XI.2015, 1♀, CT, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC; Chingueia-Mandongue (13º 35´46´´ S, 16º 58´59´´ E, 1648 m alt., 301) (BIE), 9.XI.2015, 1♀, BT, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC .

Remarks. A polychromatic species. The two adult specimens from Bié were collected by BT and CT (e.g. Figs 1a, b ) in open secondary forests together with C. picturata . Despite the specimens fit well the species description, it is with some caution that we ascribe them to this taxon, as both are females. It is a new record for Angola and the Bié Province.

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 26. Cetoniinae species of Angola. a, Tmesorrhina laeta burgeoni (dorsal view), female, Mussende, CUS, ASC; b–d, Tmesorrhina tridens tridens, male (dorsal view), parameres (frontal view) and female (dorsal view), respectively, Carima, MAL, ASC; e, Tmesorrhina viridicyanea (dorsal view), female, Mumbué, BIE, ASC; f and g, Goliathus goliatus (dorsal views), and associated labels, male and female, respectively, Cabinda, JPCC; h and i, Hegemus peregrinus (dorsal views), and associated old identification labels, females, MZUC.