Agrilus plasoni plasoni OBENBERGER (Figs. 5, 12)

Agrilus plasoni Obenberger, 1917: 212 ­213 . Holotype by monotypy ♂, NMPC: “Constantinopel [sic!] [confusion of locality, see remarks], c[ollection]. Plason [p] \ Typus [p] [red label with black border] \ Agrilus Plasoni m. [h] Det. Dr. Obenberger [p] \ Mus. Nat. Pragae [p] 26479 [h] Inv. [p] [orange label]”.

Agrilus Jeanvoinei Descarpentries & Villiers, 1963: 52, 54­55, Figs. 20, 25. syn. nov. Holotype ♀, MNHN: “ TONKIN [p] Than Moo [sic!] [= Thanh Moï, Lang Son province, 21°38'N, 106°33'E] II. IV. [h] 191 [p] 8 [h] JEANVOINE [leg.] [p] \ A. jeanvoinei n. sp. Holotype nobis A. Descarpentries et [h] A. Villiers det. 195 [p] [number 5 is overwritten to 6] 2 [h] \ MUS2UM PARIS 1935 COLL. A. THÉRY [p]”.

Remarks. The type locality of A. plasoni was confused in the description and corrected by Obenberger (1940, 1958) as follows: China, Fokien [= Fujian Sheng province, 26°00'N, 118°00'E] (China bor. [sic!] occ.).

The description of A. jeanvoinei was based except of the holotype on inexplicit number of paratypes from: “Hoa­Binh (R. P. de Cooman [leg.])”; “ Bhoutan: Maria­Basti [recently probably in India, Northern part of West Bengal province] (L. Durel [leg.])” and “ Chine: Kouy­Tschéou [= Guizhou Sheng (province), 27°00'N, 107°00'E]. I found in MNHN only 3 paratypes from Vietnam (for precise locality data, see Material examined below). Locality data from “ Bhoutan ” is preliminarily excluded from distribution as it could pertain also to very closely related A. darjiling sp. nov.

This continental subspecies is distinctive by the more projecting and sharper spines on the elytral apices. Aedeagus (Fig. 12).

Material examined

CHINA: Shaanxi: 1♂, EJCB: “ CHINA, 1000 ­ 1300 m, Shaanxi, Qinling mts., XUNYANGBA (6 km E) [33°33'N, 108°37'E], 23. v. ­ 13. vi. 1998, I. H. Marshal leg.”. Zheijang: China: Fokien [sic!], Tien­mu­shan [= Tianmu Shan, Zhejiang province, 30°31'N, 119°36'E] (Obenberger 1940). Guizhou: 1♂, EJCB: “CH­Guizhou NE, 27. V. ­ 3. VI., 20 km NW of Jiangkou, 1995, FANJING SHAN, Kuaichang [27°51'N, 108°46'E], E. Jendek & O. Šauša leg.”. Hunan: 1♂, 1♀, EJCB: “ China Hunan prov., Zhang Jia Jie [National Park, nearby Dayong, NW Hunan, approximate coordinates 29°07'N, 110°28'E, C. Holzschuh pers. com.], VI. 1993, C. Holzschuh leg.”; 1♂, EJCB: “ CHINA, Hunan S, 1994, CHENZHOU env., 19 ­ 21. VI., 25.49N 112.59E, E. Jendek & O. Šauša leg.”. Jiangxi: 1♂, EJCB: “ CHINA Jiangxi W, JINGGANG SHAN, Ciping [26°34'N, 114°09'E], 2 ­ 14. VI. 1994, E. Jendek & O. Šauša leg.”. Fujian: Fukien (Kwangtseh) [= Hangchuan, 27°30'N, 117°24'E] 29. VII. 1937, Klapperich [leg.] (Obenberger 1940); 3 exs, NMPC: “Kuatun [27°40'N, 117°40'E], Fukien, China, 1. VI., 24. VI., 25. VI. 1946 (Tschung Sen)”; 1 ex, NMPC: “Kuatun (2300 m) 27,40n [ordlich]. Br[eite]. 117,40ö[stlich]. L[änge]. J. Klapperich [leg.] 22. 6. 1938 (Fukien)”; 1 ex, EJCB: “ China, Fujian prov., Shaowu [27°20'N, 117°29'E], 13 ­ 16. 6. 1991 ”. Yunnan: Lunling [= Longshan, 24°35'N, 98°41'E], 1000 m, 15. V. 1955. ­ Bušcik et U Lo lgt. (Obenberger 1958).

VIETNAM: 2 paratypes, MNHN: “ Tonkin région de Hoa Binh, Man Son [? 21°31'N, 105°15'E]”. Houang Lien Son: 11 exs, EJCB: “N Viet Nam (Tonkin) pr. Houang Lien Son, SA PA [22°21'N, 103°52'E] 11 ­ 15. V. 1990, Vít Kubán leg.”; 1 ex, EJCB: “ Vietnam, sept[entrional]., 1990 Sa­Pa, 11 ­ 19.VI. (Houang Lien Son) Mir. Dvoflák legit”; 1 ex, EJCB: “SaPa 11 ­ 18. VI., N. Vietnam, A. Olexa [leg.] 1990”; 1♂, EJCB: “ Vietnam, 1100 ­ 1700 m, 22.18N 103.50E, W SaPa, 29. V. ­ 11. VI. lg[t]. K. ­W. Anton 1996”. Vin Phu: 1 ex, EJCB: “N Viet Nam (Tonkin) pr. Vin Phu, 1990, TAM DAO [21°28'N, 105°38'E] 17 ­ 21. V. Vít Kubán leg.”. Ha Son Binh: 1 paratype, MNHN: “Hoa Binh [20°20'N, 105°15'E] Tonkin de Cooman [leg.]”; 2 exs, EJCB: “ Vietnam N, Hoa binh 4 ­ 7/6 1986, Ha Son Binh prov., Strnad Jan lgt.”.

LAOS: Louang Namtha: 1♂, 1♀ EJCB: “ LAOS, Louang Namtha pr., 21°09'N, 101°19'E, Namtha ↔ Muang Sing, 5 ­ 31. v. 1997, 900 ­ 1200m, Vit Kubán leg.”. Bolikhamsai: 1♂, EJCB: “ LAOS centr., Bolikhamsai prov., BAN NAPE ­ Kaew Nua Pass, 18.4.­ 1.5.1998, alt. 600± 100 m, N 18º22.3, E 105º09.1 (GPS), E. Jendek & O. Šauša leg.”.