Mecynorhina (Mecynorhinella) torquata torquata (Drury, 1782)

Distribution: ANG, CAM, COM, DOC, GHA, RCA, RCI, SLN.

Distribution in Angola (Provinces): 1) CAB.

Historic records:

— Cabinda (CAB) (Paulino de Oliveira 1882 sub Ceratorrhina torquata Drury);

— Angola (without locality) (Ruter 1967a).

Material examined: none.

Remarks. The species is polytypic with two to four subspecies recognized, depending of the authors (see Marais & Holm 1992; Krajcik 2008a; Beinhundner 2017a; Schoolmeesters 2018). It was recorded for CAB, the northernmost Province of Angola (Paulino de Oliveira 1882). This species has been used in insect flight studies like remote radio control or the role of the stretched forelegs in flight (Sato et al. 2009; Li et al. (2017).