Agrilus braconicoloratus Hespenheide, 1989 :151

Hespenheide, Henry A., 2010, New Agrilus Curtis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from México and Costa Rica mimicking parasitic wasps, Zootaxa 2545, pp. 39-46 : 39-40

Agrilus braconicoloratus Hespenheide, 1989:151

( Figs. 1, 2, 3 )

Description. Male: As female but front golden on lower 2/3, anterior portion of abdominal ventrite 1 with small patch of longer, semi-erect setae; 7.00 mm long, 2.10 mm wide; genitalia as in Fig. 3 .

Specimen examined. México: Jalisco, 7.6 km N San Mateo, VII-8-2003, A.J. Gilbert (CLBC).

Discussion. This species was originally described from only females, although the species is not strongly sexually dimorphic. This species is very similar to and discussed under the following species.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 9. Wasp-mimicking Agrilus: A. braconicoloratus Hespenheide, figures 1 – 2, dorsal and lateral views, figure 3, male genitalia; A. bellamyi New Species, figures 4 – 5, dorsal and lateral views; A. braconoides New Species, figures 6 – 7, dorsal and lateral views; and A. lucindae New Species, figures 8 – 9, dorsal and lateral views. Scale bars = 1 mm.