Charadronota curvata (Janson, 1888)

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 : 173

* Charadronota curvata (Janson, 1888)

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Distribution: BEN, GBI, GHA, NIG, NRE, RCA, RCI, TOG.

Distribution in Guinea-Bissau (Administrative Regions): 2) OIO.

Historic records: none.

Material examined: Bissorã (” Estação Zootécnica ”) (OIO), 4-5.VII.1992, 1 ♀, CT, A. Serrano leg., ASC .

Remarks. The species is very polychromatic and widespread throughout West Africa ( Beinhundner 2017b). It was considered a form of Charadronota quadrisignata ( Gory & Percheron, 1833) (see Rigout & Allard 1992) or a synonym of Charadronota soror Kraatz, 1883 ( Marais & Holm 1992; Krajcik 2008a). However, it is considered a good species by Beinhundner (2017b) and Moretto et al. (2021), a criterion followed here. Biological and ecological data are not available for this species. It is a new species record for Guinea-Bissau.

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FIGURE 5. Cetoniinae species of Guinea-Bissau. a, Coenochilus ventricosus (dorsal view), male, Cacheu, CAC, ASC; b, Coenochilus sp. (dorsal view), female, Varela, CCH, ASC; c, Plagiochilus crassipes (dorsal view), female Jemberem, TOB, ASC; d, Cymophorus fluctiger (dorsal view), male, Jemberem, TOB,ASC; e, Oplostomus fuligineus (dorsal view), male, Farim, OIO, PMC; f, Charadronota curvata (dorsal view), female, Bissorã, OIO, ASC; g, Charadronota pectoralis (dorsal view), female, Coli (Quebo), TOB, ASC; h, Charadronota quadrisignata (dorsal view), male, Coli (Quebo), TOB, ASC; i, Diphrontis cruenta (dorsal view), male, Coli (Quebo), TOB, ASC.