Agrilus politus (Say, 1825)

Jendek, Eduard & Nakládal, Oto, 2019, Taxonomic, distributional and biological study of the genus Agrilus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Part II, Zootaxa 4554 (2), pp. 401-459 : 437

Agrilus politus (Say, 1825)

Figs 7 A–7D

Examined specimens. CANADA. Quebec. Pontiac-Luskville, Gatineau Park ; 45°32'18"N, 076°00'26"W; 6-2008; Larval host: Salix ; 50 (EJCB).

Host plant cited. Larval: Salix .

Biological remarks. North American Agrilus politus ( Figs 7 A–7D) have biology very similar to European A. viridis ( Fig. 10C ) on Salix .

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FIGURES 7A–7D. Agrilus politus (Say, 1825) on Salix in Pontiac–Luskville (Quebec, Canada). 7A, infested larval host; 7B, exit holes; 7C, larval galleries; 7D, mating adults on leaf with signs of maturation feeding.

FIGURES 10A–10E. Larval galleries of Agrilus viridis (Linné, 1758) in Slovakia. 10A–10B, on Acer in Bratislava, 10C, on Salix in Gočovo, 10D, on Fagus in Silica; 10E, on Corylus in Bratislava.