Agrilus liscapia Jendek

Figs. 12, 44

liscapia Jendek, 2003: 182 [replacement name for apicalis Bourgoin, 1923 not Waterhouse, 1889]. = apicalis Bourgoin, 1923: 261 [ Sambus].

Descarpentries & Villiers, 1967: 1008 [ Therysambus]. Jendek, 2000: 502–503. Jendek, 2003: 182 [synonym of liscapia].

Diagnosis. This species, together with A. acastus, A. coraeboides, A. samboides, A. gunjii, A. hunanus and A. apicaureus, is distinctive by having the apical elytral pubescence more contrasting than on the remaining parts. It differs from A. apicaureus, by lacking humeral carinae, and from A. hunanus, by having the elytral apex more densely pubescent.

Sexual dimorphism. Male unknown.

Length. 5.0– 5.2 mm.

Type series. Sambus apicalis Bourgoin, 1923 . Lectotype, designated by Descarpentries & Villiers (1967): Ƥ, MNHN: “ Tonkin Pho-Vi 6–07 Cap, Fouquet [h] Type [p] [red label] \ Sambus apicalis Bourgoin Type [Bourgoin’s MS] \ Thérysambus apicalis n. gen. Bourgoin A. Descarpentries et [h] A. Villiers det. 19 [p] 66 [h]”. The exact number of syntypes was not specified. Type locality. Tonkin: Pho Vi.

Material examined. 1 Ƥ (EJCB): “ China prov. Fujian centr., Yongan env. [117°21'E, 25°28'N] 21.6., Fujian Shilin, R. Červenka lgt. 1991”

Distribution. north Vietnam, China (Fujian).

Remarks. Agrilus apicalis was described in the genus Sambus . Descarpentries & Villiers (1967) proposed the new genus Therysambus . Jendek (2000) considered Therysambus to be congeneric with Agrilus and proposed (Jendek 2003) the new replacement name liscapia for the name apicalis, preoccupied in Agrilus .