Agrilus microtatus Obenberger, 1924

Jendek, Eduard, 2017, Revision of the Agrilus humilis species-group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilini) with description of thirteen new species from Southeastern Asia, Zootaxa 4363 (2), pp. 249-271 : 265

Agrilus microtatus Obenberger

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microtatus Obenberger, 1924

Obenberger, 1924: 565, 597–598.

Obenberger, 1936: 1091 (world catalog).

Bellamy, 1994: 361 (lectotype designation [ICZN, Article 74.6]; type in USNM). Bellamy, 2008: 2186 (world catalog).

Type material. Described from inexplicit number of syntypes. Type locality. “Borneo, Sandakan”. Type specimens. Lectotype ♂ (USNM): “Sandakan Borneo Baker [p] \ 12658 [h] \ TYPUS [p] [red label] \ Agrilus microtatus m. Type [h] Det. Dr Obenberger [p] \ TypeNo. [p] 57699 [h] U. S. N. M. [p] [red label] \ Agrilus microtatus Obenb. [h] [red label]”. Lectotype designated by Bellamy (1994). Secondary types: 1 PLT (USNM).

Distribution. Malaysia (Sabah, Sarawak).

Remarks. Agrilus microtatus is very close to A. oidema sp. nov. (see key to species), but it differs from it by not having the last ventrite impressed. The lectotype was examined but not dissected and therefore characters on of aedeagus are unknown.

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FIGURE 4. Habitus of species of Agrilus humilis species–group. A: A. atratulus Obenberger, lectotype; B: A. humilis Kerremans, lectotype; C: A. microtatus Obenberger, lectotype; D: A. pilosotibialis Descarpentries, holotype; E: A. richardae Descarpentries & Villiers,holotype; F: A.traymanyi Baudon, holotype.