Agrilus chujoi Kurosawa, 1985

Jendek, Eduard, 2001, Revision of the Agrilus plasoni species group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Zootaxa 13, pp. 1-11 : 2-3

Agrilus chujoi Kurosawa ( Figs. 1 , 7 )

Agrilus chujoi Kurosawa, 1985: 149 ­151 , Fig. 6a, 6b . Holotype ♂, NSMT: “Tsushima [island] [p] N., Nii [34°24'N, 129°19'E] 14. [h] vii. 1969 Y. Kurosawa [p] \ HOLOTYPE [p] Agrilus chujoi Y. Kurosawa, 1985 [h]”. Described from 17 specimens.

Remarks. This species along with A. huashanus sp. nov. is well distinguished by adsutural, oval, mazarine spot in apical third of elytra (PDV). Akiyama & Ohmomo (1997:31) stated Pueraria thunbergiana as the host plant.

Material examined

North Korea: 1♂, EJCB: “Keijô [= Soul, 37°34'N, 127°00'E], Corea, 7. VIII. 1933 ”; 1 ex, EJCB: “D. P. R. Korea, Okryu valley, Kumgansan Mts. [38°36'N, 128°13'E; M. Kozánek pers. com.], lgt. M. Kozánek”.

South Korea: 3♂♂, 2♀♀, EJCB: “ Corée, Kosan [=?Kwangsan­gun (second order administrative district), 35°10'N, 126°45'E], Chass. indigènes”.

Japan: 1♀, EJCB: “Mt. Ooboshi, Tsushima Is[lands]. [34°20'N, 129°20'E] 17. VII. 1976, N. Nishikawa leg.”.

Distribution. “ China (S. Manchuria)” without particular specification ( Akiyama & Ohmomo 1997:31); Korean peninsula; Japan (Tsushima islands).

Figures

FIGURES 1­6. Aedeagi (dorsal aspect): 1) Agrilus chujoi Kurosawa; 2) A. huashanus sp. nov. (holotype); 3) A. diaolin sp. nov. (holotype); 4) A. somnon sp. nov. (holotype); 5) A. plasoni plasoni Obenberger; 6) A. plasoni dichrosomus Obenberger. Scale = 1 mm.

FIGURES 7­16. Habitus of: 7) Agrilus chujoi Kurosawa; 8) A. huashanus sp. nov. (holotype); 9) A. hasegawai Kurosawa (holotype); 10) A. diaolin sp. nov. (holotype); 11) A. somnon sp. nov. (holotype); 12) A. plasoni plasoni Obenberger; 13) A. plasoni dichrosomus Obenberger; 14) A. pubornatus sp. nov. (holotype); 15) A. baoloc sp. nov. (holotype); 16) A. darjiling sp. nov. (holotype).