Coenochilus procerus Schaum, 1873

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 : 56

Coenochilus procerus Schaum, 1873

( Figs. 12c, d )

Distribution: ANG, DOC, ZIM.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) CAB, HUA, LNO; 2) HUI, MOX.

Historic records:

—Loanga (=Luango?) (CAB), Bailundo (HUA), Lunda reich (LNO) ( Schein 1954a);

— Angola (without locality) ( Ferreira, 1965).

New localities reported: Negola (3,5 km SW) (14º 08´53´´ S, 14º 28´16´´ E, 1613 m alt., 317) ( HUI), 8.XII.2013, 1♂, P. Schüle leg., PMC (P. Malec, personal communication) .

Material examined: Moxico Velho (= Moxico) (11º 51´S, 20º 03´E, 1270 m alt., 219) ( MOX), 22.IX.1957, 1 ♀, Nº 2902, Estudos Apícolas do Ultramar nº 54, Junta de Investigações Coloniais (Entomologia), IICT, MUHNAC; Bembua–Camenhe (12° 16´53´´ S, 15° 27´01´´ E, 1686 m alt., 231) ( HUA), 1.XI.2015, 4♂, 6♀, 2.XI.2015, 1♂, 1♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC; Longonjo–Catabola (13° 01´15´´ S, 15° 13´18´´ E, 1528 m alt., 279) ( HUA), 4.XI.2015, 2♂, 1♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC; Cuima–Cusse (13° 22´52´´ S, 15° 30´15´´ E, 1583 m alt., 280) ( HUA), 5.XI.2015, 1♂, 1♀, DO, A. Serrano & R. Capela leg., ASC .

Remarks. A species within the C. calcaratus group (sensu Schein 1954a). The adult specimens of Huambo localities were found during day in footpaths in secondary open forests walking on reddish soil (Bembua–Camenhe) or whitish soil (Longonjo–Catabola and Cuima–Cusse). Some specimens of Bembua–Camenhe had phoretic aca- rina connected with some parts of the body (e.g. legs, pygidium). Biological and ecological data are not available for the species, but see general comments in Schein (1954a) and the remarks under the genus Coenochilus . It is a new species record for the Huíla and Moxico Provinces.

Figures

FIGURE 12. Cetoniinae species of Angola. a, Coenochilus basilewskyi (lateral view), female, Dundo, LNO, IICT; b, Coenochilus calcaratus vagus (dorsal view), male, Calulo, CUS, ASC; c and d, Coenochilus procerus (dorsal views), male and female, respectively, Bembua–Camenhe, HUA, ASC; e, Coenochilus turbatus (dorsal view), male, Calulo, CUS, ASC; f, Coenochilus ventricosus (dorsal view), male, Cacuso, MAL, ASC; g, Plagiochilus angustatus (dorsal view), male, Carima, MAL, ASC; h, Plagiochilus angustatus: adult feeding in a tomentose herbaceus plant, Carima, MAL.