Agrilus viridifrons Kerremans, 1893

Jendek, Eduard & Nakládal, Oto, 2019, Revision of the Agrilus vittatus species-group (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae), Zootaxa 4629 (1), pp. 77-95 : 86-87

Agrilus viridifrons Kerremans

( Figs. 2F , 4B , 5I )

viridifrons Kerremans, 1893

Kerremans, 1893: 346–347

Kerremans 1903: 277 (catalog)

Obenberger 1936a: 1108 (world catalog)

Beeson 1941: 114 (biology)

Jendek 2007: 93 (synonymy)

Bellamy 2008: 2352 (world catalog)

Jendek & Poláková 2014: 378 (critical host plant review)

Jendek & Nakládal 2019: 458 (faunal records; India: Tamil Nadu)

= verecundus Kerremans, 1893

Kerremans 1893: 347–348

Kerremans 1903: 278 (catalog)

Obenberger 1936a: 1107 (world catalog)

Jendek 2007: 93 (synonym of viridifrons )

Bellamy 2008: 2352 (synonym of viridifrons ; world catalog).

Type material. Agrilus viridifrons Kerremans, 1893 . Described from 1 specimen (holotype by monotypy). Type locality: “Belgaum”. Type specimens: Holotype ♂ ( BMNH): “Type [p] [round label with red border] \ Belgaum Andrewes [h] \ viridifrons Kerr. Type [h] \ A. viridifrons Kerrem. Inde [h] \ Kerremans 1903 -59 [p]”.

Agrilus verecundus Kerremans, 1893 . Described from 1 specimen (holotype by monotypy). Type locality: “Kanara”. Type specimens: Holotype ♀ (BMNH): “Type [p] [round label with red border] \ Kanara Andrewes [h] \ verecundus Kerr. Type [h] \ A. verecundus Kerrem. Inde [h] \ Kerremans 1903 -59 [p]”.

Examined specimens. INDIA. Karnataka. Ammathi ; 12°14’30”N, 075°52’E; 2-1952; alt. 945 m; 10 ( EJCB) .

Kerala. Thekkady Periyar Lake; 09°34’N, 077°10’E; 4-1997; alt. 900-1000 m; 1 ♂ ( EJCB). Tamil Nadu. Aureoville , 10 km N Pondicherry; 12°00’02”N, 079°48’32”E; 2-2007; 1 ♀ ( MNCA) ( Jendek & Nakládal 2019) \\ Nilgiri Hills , 11 km SE Kotagiri, Kunchappanai; 11°24’N, 076°56’E; 5-2002; alt. 1000-1200 m; 2 ♂, 2 ♀ ( EJCB) \\ Nilgiri Hills , 15 km SE Kotagiri, Kunchappanai; 11°24’N, 076°56’E; 11-1993; alt. 900 m; 25 ( EJCB) \\ Nilgiri hills, 15km SE of Kotagiri, Kunjappanai env.; 11°22’N, 076°56’E; 6-1999; alt. 900 m; 1 ♂, 1 ♀ ( EJCB) \\ Nilgiris , 15 km SE Kotagiri, Kunchappanai; 11°22’N, 076°56’E; 5-2000; alt. 900 m; 280 ( EJCB) . SRI LANKA. Dambulla ; 07°51’N, 080°39’E; 4, 5-1991; alt. 300 m; 1 ♂ ( EJCB) \\ Kandy ; 07°17’42”N, 080°37’47”E; 7-1985; 1 ♀ ( EJCB) .

Distribution. INDIA: Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; SRI LANKA.

Host plant. Larval: Grewia tiliifolia Vahl , Malvaceae (cited by Beeson 1941).

Remarks. Agrilus viridifrons occurs in South India and Sri Lanka. The reliable identification is based only on characters of aedeagus with membranous sensory zones subangulate apically ( Fig. 5I ).

Figures

FIGURES 2A–2H. Habitus of Agrilus. 2A, A. occultus sp.nov.; 2B, A. presbys Jendek. 2011; 2C, A. striatocollis Kerremans, 1892; 2D, A. terraereginae Blackburn, 1892; 2E, A. viridicupreus Saunders, 1866; 2F, A. viridifrons Kerremans, 1893; 2G, A. vittatus Deyrolle, 1864; 2H A. yunnanicola Obenberger, 1936.

FIGURES 4A–4F. Dry preserved aedeagus, habitus and ovipositor mounted in DMHF of Agrilus. Aedeagus. 4A, A. viridicupreus Saunders, 1866; 4B, A. viridifrons Kerremans, 1893; 4D, A. vittatus Deyrolle, 1864; 4E A. yunnanicola Obenberger, 1936. Ovipositor. 4F, A. viridifrons Kerremans, 1893; Habitus and aedeagus of holotype. 4C, A. fulvovittatus Fisher, 1921.

FIGURES 5A–5I. Aedeagus of Agrilus mounted in DMHF. 5A–5C, 5E, 5I medial lobe (penis) exposed, 5D, 5F, 5H medial lobe (penis) in natural position. 5A, Agrilus acacivorus sp.nov.; 5B, A. albizivorus sp.nov.; 5C, A. babaulti Théry, 1930; 5D, A. monadikos sp.nov.; 5E, A. occultus sp.nov.; 5F, A. occultus sp.nov.; 5G, A. terraereginae Blackburn, 1892; 5H, A. viridicupreus Saunders, 1866; 5I, A. viridifrons Kerremans, 1893.