Revision of the Agrilus vittatus species-group (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae)
Author
Jendek, Eduard
Author
Nakládal, Oto
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-07-04
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Agrilus babaulti
Théry
(
Figs. 1E
,
3D
,
5C
)
babaulti
Théry, 1930
Théry, 1930: 163–164
Obenberger 1936a: 1075
(world catalog)
Jendek 2006: 397
(Palaearctic catalog)
Bellamy 2008: 1987 (world catalog)
Jendek 2016a: 527
(Palaearctic catalog)
=
bonadonai
Descarpentries & Villiers, 1963
syn.nov.
Descarpentries & Villiers 1963: 4
, 15 (
sinensis
group)
Bellamy 2008: 2004 (
Agrilus
; subgenus
Sinagrilus
; world catalog)
Jendek & Grebennikov 2011: 54
(
types
; diagnosis; faunal records; range;
subrobustus
group)
Jendek 2016a: 528
(Palaearctic catalog).
Type material.
Agrilus babaulti
Théry, 1930
. Described from
30 specimens
(
Holotype
&
paratypes
).
Type locality:
“Bajaura (Kangra district) [
India
:
Himachal Pradesh
]”.
Type specimens:
Holotype
(
MNHN
).
Paratypes
: 1 (
BMNH
)
, 1 (
ISNB
), 2 (
MNHN
).
Agrilus bonadonai
Descarpentries & Villiers, 1963
.
Described
from inexplicit number of specimens (
Holotype
&
paratypes
).
Type locality:
“Tonkin, Lao-Kay”.
Also
cited from: “
Tonkin
-
Hanoi, Hoa Binh
;
Laos
- Lakhon”.
Type
specimens:
Holotype
♀
(MNHN): “P Nodis Lao Kay [h] \
♂
Type [p] [red label] \
Agrilus bonadonai
n. sp.
Holotype
♂
nob[is].
A. Descarpentries
et [h]
A. Villiers
det. 19 [p] 63 [h]”. 3 PT (MNHN)
Examined specimens.
CHINA
.
Anhui
.
Dabieshan
,
65 km
SW Huoshan
;
31°40‘N
,
115°44‘E
; 6-1998; alt.
1400 m
;
1 ♂
(
EJCB
) (in
Jendek & Grebennikov 2011
as
bonadonai
)
.
INDIA
.
Himachal Pradesh
.
Bajaura
(
Kangra district
);
31°51’N
,
077°09’E
; 6-1914;
2 ♂
(
MNHN
)
.
Uttarakhand
.
Barkot
;
30°49’N
,
078°12’30”E
; 6-1981; alt.
1200 m
;
1 ♂
,
1 ♀
(
EJCB
)
\\
Distr. Uttarkashi
,
Barkot
;
30°49’N
,
078°12’30”E
; 6-1981; alt.
1300 m
;
2 ♂
(
EJCB
)
.
LAOS
.
Houaphan.
Ban Saleuy, Phou Pan-Gnai;
20°12’N
,
104°01’E
; 4, 5-2010; alt.
1300-1900 m
;
1 ♂
,
3 ♀
(
EJCB
),
5- 2011; alt.
1300-1900 m
;
1 ♂
,
2 ♀
(
EJCB
)
.
Vientiane prefecture.
Vientiane;
17°58’N
,
102°37’E
; 9, 10-1962;
2 ♂
(
EJCB
)
.
MYANMAR
.
Mandalay
.
Taunggyi;
21°20’N
,
095°59’E
; 11-1952; Larval host:
Acacia pennata
;
2 ♂
,
2 ♀
(
EJCB
)
\\ Taunggyi;
21°20’N
,
095°59’E
; 8-1952; Larval host:
Acacia pennata
;
1 ♀
(
EJCB
)
.
Shan
.
Nyaung Shwe S
/E;
20°39‘34”N
,
096°57’53”E
; 11-2003; alt.
920 m
;
5 ♂
,
1 ♀
(
EJCB
)
.
NEPAL
.
Purwanchal.
Dhankuta
, Arun-
Valley
,
Lamobagar Gola
;
27°40’N
,
087°20’E
; 5, 6-1980; alt.
1000-1400 m
;
1 ♂
(
EJCB
)
\\
Tamur
[= Tamor] river,
450m
, Baiseghat;
26°56’N
,
087°20’E
; 6-1985; alt.
450 m
;
1 ♂
(
EJCB
)
.
Distribution.
CHINA
:
Anhui
;
INDIA
:
Himachal Pradesh
,
Uttarakhand
;
LAOS
:
Houaphan
,
Vientiane prefecture
;
MYANMAR
:
Mandalay
,
Shan
;
NEPAL
: Purwanchal;
VIETNAM
:
Ha Noi
,
Hoa Binh
,
Lao Cai
.
Host plant.
Larval:
Acacia pennata
(L.) Willd.
Remarks.
The concept of
A. babaulti
was judged from two males from the type locality of
A. babaulti
(likely
paratypes
) preserved in MNHN (see Examined specimens). These specimens are conspecific with the male specimen from
China
:
Anhui
cited by
Jendek & Grebennikov (2011)
as
A. bonadonai
.
On the characters of the aedeagus,
A. babaulti
comes closest to
A. viridicupreus
. Both species have apex of medial lobe (penis) widely rounded and sides of parameres with membranous sensory zones. The difference is in the extent of membranous sensory zones, which are prominent and expanded apically in
A. babaulti
(
Fig. 5C
) and feebly developed and not expanded apically in
A. viridicupreus
(
Fig. 5H
).
The range of
A. babaulti
extends more eastwards (
India
:
Himachal Pradesh
,
Uttarakhand
;
Nepal
) and northwards (
China
:
Anhui
), while that of
A. viridicupreus
more southwards (
Malaysia
,
Indonesia
).