Buprestis (Akiyamaia) lebisi Descarpentries, 1956

Figs. 1D–I; 2K–T; 5C–D; 8C–D

Buprestis (Cypriacis) lebisi Descarpentries, 1956: 230 .

Cypriacis (Akiyamaia) lebisi: Kurosawa, 1988: 265.

Buprestis (Akiyamaia) lebisi: Kubáň, 2006: 41.

Akiyamaia (Akiyamaia) lebisi: Hattori & Tanaka, 2007: 328, fig. 4.

Type locality. China, Northern Yunnan .

Material examined. CHINA: 1♀ (CHTS), Yunnan Province, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County [dzđ傈僳áh治县], Zhonglu Township [中ä乡], Shuibaluo [水把洛], 27°14'44.2''N, 99°3'3.2''E, alt. 2260 m, 24.V.2022, Lin-Qiang Feng leg. ; 1♀ (CHTS), Yunnan Province, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County [dzđ傈僳áh治县], Zhonglu Township [中ä乡], Luopuju [倮ü咀], alt. 2600–2800 m, 5.VI.2022, Bai-Jun Li leg ; 1♀ (CHTS), Yunnan Province, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County [dzđ傈僳áh治县], Zhonglu Township [中ä乡], Shuibaluo [水把洛], alt. 2250 m, 15.VII.2022, Guo-Cheng Feng leg. ; 1♀ (CHTS), same collection data as for preceding but 16.VII.2022, Guo-Xiang Feng leg. (in the spider web).

Distribution. China (Yunnan), Nepal.

Remarks. In the specimens of B. (A.) lebisi we have examined, the elytra are usually metallic green with a pair of brownish red stripes. However, we observed that the elytra of two other specimens appeared metallic yellow with a pair of purple stripes (Fig. 1G), which are not significantly different from the species in other features. We identified that these two specimens were also B. (A.) lebisi . Since they were already in the mummified state when collected in the wild, we believe that the different elytral colour might be caused by the long-term exposure to strong sunlight.