Agrilus smaragdinus smaragdinus Solsky, 1876

Jendek, Eduard & Nakládal, Oto, 2019, Taxonomic, distributional and biological study of the genus Agrilus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Part II, Zootaxa 4554 (2), pp. 401-459 : 444

Agrilus smaragdinus smaragdinus Solsky, 1876

( Fig. 3 A–3B)

Examined specimens. CHINA. Jilin. Dashi , 40 km SE Jilin city; 43°33'46"N, 126°51'E; 6-2017; alt. 350 m; Adult host: Quercus ; 1 (EJCB) // Erdaobaihe , 200 km SE Jilin city; 42°25'17"N, 128°04'38"E; 6-2017; alt. 700 m; Larval host: Quercus ; 100 ( EJCB) // Jiaohe env., 95 km NEE Jilin; 43°57'N, 127°42'E; 6, 7-2017; alt. 400–600 m; 1 ( EJCB) // Jiaohe, Pingdigoucun env.; 43°57'35"N, 127°41'38"E; 6, 7-2015; 14 ( BUJC) .

Host plant cited. Larval: Quercus . Adult: Quercus .

Remarks. In China: Jilin (Erdaobaihe) ( Fig. 3 A–3B), the species was observed ovipositing in trunks of young planted Quercus , together with A. ribbei and A. cyaneoniger .

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FIGURES 3A–3E. 3A, Planted Quercus in Erdaobaihe (Jilin, China) attacked by A. smaragdinus smaragdinus Solsky, 1876, A. ribbei Kiesenwetter, 1879 and A. cyaneoniger Saunders, 1873; 3B, adult of A. smaragdinus smaragdinus. 3C–3E, A. cyaneoniger in Anisimovka (Primorye, Russia); 3C, attacked felled Quercus; 3D, maturation feeding of adult on Quercus foliage; 3E, ovipositing female.