Agrilus thibetanus Obenberger

Jendek, Eduard & Grebennikov, Vasily V., 2009, Revision of the Agrilus cyanescens species-group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) with description of three new species from the east Palaearctic region, Zootaxa 2139, pp. 43-60 : 52

Agrilus thibetanus Obenberger

( Figs. 3 , 12 , 19 , 26, 36)

Agrilus thibetanus Obenberger, 1928: 70 .

Type specimens. See lectotype designation by Jendek (2000).

Type locality: “Thibet, Vrionatong” [Site unlocated].

Material examined. 1 3, 3 Ƥ ( MNHN): “Thibet, Vrionatong”.

Diagnosis. Agrilus thibetanus is most similar to A. cyanescens in body shape and form of the prosternal lobe (Fig. 26) and can by distinguished by the distinctly enlarged prosternal process (Fig. 26) in the male and by the shape of the median lobe of the aedeagus with the apex more acute and dentate sides ( Fig. 12 ).

Distribution. Known only from the type locality.

Biology. Unknown.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 8. Habitus of 1) A. cyanescens, 6.1 mm; 2) A. cyanescens johanidesi, 5.0 mm; 3) A. thibetanus, lectotype 6.8 mm; 4) A. bidentulus, 6.7 mm; 5) A. asahinai, 6.2 mm; 6) A. dali sp. n., paratype, 6.9 mm; 7) A. zhongdian sp. n., paratype, 7.1 mm; 8) A. arsenevi sp. n., holotype, 6.9 mm.

FIGURES 9 – 17. Median lobe of the aedeagus of 9) A. cyanescens from France; 10) A. cyanescens from Russia, Primorsky Kray; 11) A. cyanescens johanidesi; 12) A. thibetanus; 13) A. bidentulus; 14) A. asahinai; 15) A. dali sp. n.; 16) A. zhongdian sp. n.; 17) A. arsenevi sp. n. Scale bar = 1 mm.

FIGURES 18 – 24. Vertex in postero-dorsal aspect of 18) A. cyanescens; 19) A. thibetanus; 20) A. bidentulus; 21) A. asahinai; 22) A. dali sp. n.; 23) A. zhongdian sp. n.; 24) A. arsenevi sp. n.