Plagiochilus crassipes (Westwood, 1873)

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 : 170

* Plagiochilus crassipes (Westwood, 1873)

( Fig. 5c )

Distribution: West and Central Africa, ANG, DOC, TAN.

Distribution in Guinea-Bissau (Administrative Regions): 2) CAC, TOB.

Historic records: none

Material examined: Varela (12º 17´35.44´´ N, 16º 34´44.91´´ W, 22m alt.) (CAC), 25.VI.1992, 1 ♀, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC ; Jemberem (Lautchandé forest = Mato Lautchandé) (11º 15´29.14´´ N, 15º 04´47.81´´ W, 22m alt.) (TOB), 9.VII.2009, 1 ♀, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC ; Jemberem (Cambeque forest = Mato Cambeque) (11º 13´26.45´´ N, 15º 01´02.01´´ W, 15m alt.) (TOB), 10.VII.2009, 1 ♀, LT, A. Serrano leg., ASC .

Remarks. The species is widespread throughout West and Central Africa ( Schoolmeesters 2019; Serrano et al. 2020). The adult specimens were collected by LT ( Fig. 2c ) in open secondary forest (Varela) and moist primary forest (Jemberem) ( Fig. 2f ). Other biological and ecological data are not available for the species, but see general comments on the genus Coenochilus ( Serrano et al. 2020) . It is a new species record for Guinea-Bissau.

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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 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.