Dicronorhina johnstoni (Waterhouse 1902)
- Dataset
- The rose chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Cetoniinae) of Angola: a descriptive checklist with new records and synonymic notes
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Coleoptera
- family
- Scarabaeidae
- genus
- Dicronorhina
- species
- Dicronorhina johnstoni
description
(Figs. 20 d, e)
discussion
Remarks. For long time, this species was considered a synonym of D. micans (Drury, 1773) (e. g. Lekkerkerk & Krikken 1986; Marais & Holm 1992; Krajcik 2008 a), but recently De Palm & Frantz (2011) clarified the true status of D. johnstoni, elevating it to a valid species. The localities recorded for Angola suggested that it seems to be widespread in the territory. The larva of the third instar was described by Carl & Kühbander (1993) under the name D. micans. A synthesis of ecological data were provided by De Palm & Frantz (2011).
distribution
Distribution: ANG, BUR, CON, DOC, KEN, NRE, RCA, RRW, SUD, TAN, UGA, ZAM. Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) CAB, BGU, CNN, LNO, MAL. Historic records: — Pungo Andongo (MAL) (Harold 1879 sub Dicranorrhina micans Drury); — Quilo river (CAB), Humbe (CNN) (Paulino de Oliveira 1882 sub Ceratorrhina micans Drury); — Quango (= Cuango) (LNO) (Quedenfeldt 1884 sub Dicranorrhina micans Drury); — Angola (without locality) (Ferreira 1965 and Ruter 1967 a sub D. micans Drury); — Chinchoxo, Luango (CAB); Kimbundo, Pungandongo (MALANJE); Benguela (BGU) (Lekkerkerk & Krikken 1986 sub D. micans (Drury); — Northwestern Angola (without localities) (De Palma & Franz 2011.
materials_examined
Material examined: Angola, 1 ♂, Nº 1907 (blue label), nº 32 (white label), Welwitsch leg., old collection, box nº VI- 75, MZUC; Angola, 1 ♀, Nº 1907 (blue label), nº 33 (white label), old collection, box nº IX- 78, MZUC.