Agrilus lopezi (Fisher) Woodley, 2023

Woodley, Norman E., 2023, Taxonomic placement and nomenclatural revisions for five species of Neotropical Buprestidae (Coleoptera), Insecta Mundi 2023 (983), pp. 1-6 : 1

Agrilus lopezi (Fisher) , new combination

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Autarcontes lopezi Fisher 1925: 10 . Type locality: Bolivia, Beni Department, Reyes. Holotype: USNM.

It is unclear why Fisher placed this species in Autarcontes Waterhouse, 1887 , as he did not explain his reasoning. The species was still included in Autarcontes by Bellamy (2008c: 2375). Although Neotropical Agrilus species show a wide range of morphological diversity, A. lopezi is a fairly typical looking species. Species of Autarcontes have a very different appearance, having bulkier, wider proportions; the pronotum with the prehumeral carina formed as a wide, rounded ridge (at least in the type species, A. mucoreus (Klug, 1825)) ; the elytra with a variegated pattern of whitish pubescence, often with a broad band in the apical third; and the elytral apices truncate to rounded, without strong spines. Agrilus lopezi has a slender appearance, the prehumeral carina of the pronotum well developed and sharp, and the elytral apices with a strongly developed medial spines.

Figures

Figures 1–3.Views of holotype of Agrilus lopezi (Fisher). 1) Dorsal habitus. Length = 11.5 mm. 2) Lateral habitus. 3) Anterior view of head.