Agrilus auroapicalis Kurosawa, 1957

Jendek, Eduard, 2013, Revision of the Agrilus occipitalis species-group (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilini), ZooKeys 256, pp. 35-79 : 40-41

Agrilus auroapicalis Kurosawa, 1957 Fig. 5 (habitus); Fig. 46 (Holotype)

Agrilus auroapicalis Kurosawa, 1957 ( Agrilus ) Kurosawa 1957: 190-191 (description) - Kurosawa 1974: 3-4 (characters; notes) - Tôyama 1985a: 24 (iconography; Japan) - Akiyama and Ohmomo 1997: 30 (checklist; Japan: Ryukyus; Taiwan) - Hua Li Zhong 2002: 89 (Kerremans is cited as the author; checklist; China: Taiwan) - Mühle 2003: 46 (checklist; Taiwan) - Jendek 2006: 396 (Pala-earctic catalog) - Bellamy 2008: 1985 (world catalog) - Jendek 2012: 6 (synonymy). = laurenconi Descarpentries & Villiers, 1963 ( Agrilus ) Descarpentries and Villiers 1963: 104, 109 (description) - Bellamy 2008: 2161 (world catalog) - Jendek 2012: 6 (synonym of laurenconi).

Type material.

Agrilus auroapicalis Kurosawa, 1957. Type locality. Mt. Nanjin-zan, Formosa. Holotype (Fig. 46) examined by Jendek (2012).

Agrilus laurenconi Descarpentries & Villiers, 1963. Type locality. Tonkin: Hoa-Binh. Holotype (Fig. 55) examined by Jendek (2012).

Diagnosis.

Size 5.8-8.1 mm. Agrilus auroapicalis differs from the similar Agrilus diversornatus mainly by the larger eyes, by pronotum widest in the middle and by pronotal lobe obviously arcuate. See also Appendix.

Additional material.

CHINA: Guizhou: 1 ♀ (MNHN): “Kouy-Tchéou, R. P. J. R. Chaffanjon 1903". Taiwan: 1 (EJCB): "Meiyuan, Nantou Hsien, Taiwan, 5.v.1993, Luo Chinchi leg.". LAOS: Louangphrabang: 1 ♀ (EJCB): "Laos-N, 23.iv.1999, Louangphrabang prov. 20°42'N, 102°54'E, 25 km E Muang Ngoy, 1000 m, Vít Kubáň leg.". VIETNAM: Gia Lai: 1 (EJCB): "S Vietnam, Gia Lai-Kon Tum pr., 5 km N Ankhé, 19.x.1979"; 1 (EJCB): "Vietnam, Gialai, Contum Tram Cap, 20.4.1995, Gorochov".

Adult occurrence:

4 –5– 10. Altitude range: 1000 m.

Host plant.

Unknown.

Distribution.

CHINA: Guizhou; Taiwan. LAOS: Louangphrabang. VIETNAM: Gia Lai; Hoa Binh.