Agrilus convexicollis Redtenbacher, 1847

Jendek, Eduard & Nakládal, Oto, 2019, Taxonomic, distributional and biological study of the genus Agrilus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Part II, Zootaxa 4554 (2), pp. 401-459 : 414

Agrilus convexicollis Redtenbacher, 1847

Examined specimens. CROATIA. Biograd na moru env., Crvena Luka ; 43°55'13"N, 015°28'38"E; 6-2001; 1 ♂ (EJCB). CZECH REPUBLIC. Kopeč ; 50°15'N, 014°26'E; 5-1994; 1 ♂ ( EJCB) // Předboj ; 50°13'40"N, 014°28'33"E; 6-1990; 1 ♂ ( EJCB) . RUSSIA. Moskva. Moscow env., Bykovo ; 55°38'05"N, 038°04'E; 6-2012; alt. 130 m; 2 ( EJCB) . SLOVAKIA. 2 km S of Prievaly ; 48°32'33"N, 017°21'17"E; 6-2006; alt. 250 m; 2 ( EJCB) ; 7- 2006; alt. 250 m; 2 ( EJCB) // Bratislava-Rusovce , les; 48°03'00"N, 017°10'30"E; 6-2006; 1 ( EJCB) // Bučany ; 48°25'00"N, 017°42'00"E; 7-2005; 1 ( OMBS) ; 7-2006; 11 (OMBS); 7-2007; 6 (OMBS); 6-2011; 2 (OMBS) // Bučany-háj ; 48°24'53"N, 017°41'58"E; 6-2012; 8 ( SNMC) // Burda-Chľaba ; 47°50'00"N, 018°47'08"E; 6-2008; 1 ( JKS) // Dolné Vestenice ; 48°42'00"N, 018°24'00"E; 7-2007; 1 ( OMBS) ; 8-2007; 1 (OMBS) // Jurský Šúr ; 48°14'00"N, 017°14'00"E; 7-2008; 2 ( OMBS) ; 5-2009; 2 (OMBS); 7-2009; 27 (OMBS) // Jurský Šúr-Slanisko ; 48°14'00"N, 017°14'00"E; 7, 8-2009; 1 ( OMBS) // Kamenica nad Hronom, Burda ; 47°50'00"N, 018°43'30"E; 6- 2011; 3 ( SNMC) // Kátov ; 48°50'07"N, 017°10'00"E; 8-1993; 1 ( RKPS) // Kuchyňa ; 48°24'32"N, 017°09'25"E; 6- 2016; 2 ( OMBS) // Male Karpaty, Prievaly env.; 48°33'15"N, 017°21'17"E; 6-2006; 3 ( EJCB) // Nový Salaš ; 48°36'00"N, 21°29'00"E; 6-2002; 3 ( ISCK) // Šahy ; 48°04'30"N, 018°57'00"E; 6-1974; 1 ( TMLS) // Sládkovičovo, Vincov les; 48°12'30"N, 017°40'30"E; 6-2005; 2 ( JCNS) // Trebišov ; 48°38'31"N, 021°43'23"E; 6-1994; 2 ( EJCB) // Viničné-Šenkvický les; 48°16'30"N, 017°20'00"E; 6-2005; 1 ( OMBS) .

Remarks. Orlova-Bienkowskaja & Volkovitsh (2014) suspected that A. convexicollis recently expanded its range in central European Russia as a response to the invasion of A. planipennis resulting in the decline and mortality of ashes. This judgment seems premature. Though the decline of ashes definitely makes suitable conditions for A. convexicollis , the new regional records from Russia are more likely consequences of increased focus on the field survey of A. planipennis . The range of many European Agrilus was recently updated eastwards due to new records from historically poorly surveyed regions. Agrilus convexicollis is a common species in Europe wherever ash occurs. The species is frequently overlooked due to the small size and preferring upper crown parts. Appropriate collecting techniques like sweeping crowns with long telescopic net or rearing adults from infested branches are most efficient monitoring methods.