Diploa tridens Arrow, 1906

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 : 115

Diploa tridens Arrow, 1906

( Figs. 28a, b, c, d )

Distribution: ANG, DOC.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) BIE.

Historic records:

—Bihe (BIE) ( Arrow 1906).

Material examined: Chitembo (10 km N) (13º 22´40.78´´ S, 16º 41´58.07´´ E, 1666 m alt., 282) (BIE), 1.XI.2014, 1♂, 1♀, LT, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC .

Remarks. The species was originally described from Angola and D.R. of the Congo (Katanga: Garenganze) ( Arrow 1906). The adult specimens from Chitembo were collected by LT in an open secondary forest. Biological and other ecological data are not available.

Figures

FIGURE 28. Diploa tridens, Chitembo, BIE, ASC. a, male (dorsal view); b, female (dorsal view); c and d, parameres (dorsal and lateral views, respectively); e, Artesanal charcoal production, Cangandala–Camaça, MAL; f, logging trucks near Kuito, BIE.