Agrilus dingo Curletti, 2001

Jendek, Eduard, 2018, Revision of the Agrilus quadripunctatus species-group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilini) with description of four new species, Zootaxa 4392 (2), pp. 383-391 : 385

Agrilus dingo Curletti

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dingo Curletti, 2001

Curletti, 2001: 35, 38–39 (subgenus Pinarinus )

Bellamy, 2002: 355 (subgenus Pinarinus ; catalog; type data) Bellamy, 2008: 2071 (subgenus Pinarinus ; world catalog) Curletti & Aberlenc, 2010: 280 (subgenus Pinarinus ; characters)

Type material. Agrilus (Pinarinus) dingo Curletti, 2001 . Described from 5 specimens (holotype and paratypes). Type locality: “ 12,50S 132,51E, 16 km E by N of Mt. Cahill N. T.”. Type specimens: The holotype and three paratypes are preserved in ANIC; the single paratype in MCNC.

Distribution. Australia (Northern Territory).

Remarks. The holotype of A. dingo was not studied. The species concept was judged from the image of paratype ( Fig. 2B ) provided by Agrilus expert Gianfranco Curletti.

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FIGURE 2. Habitus of species of Agrilus quadripunctatus species-group. A: A. bispinosus Carter, 1924 specimen from the type locality (G. Curletti pers. com.); B: A. dingo Curletti, 2001, paratype; C: A. dingoides Curletti & Aberlenc, 2010, holotype.