Agrilus plasoni dichrosomus Obenberger, 2001

Jendek, Eduard, 2001, Revision of the Agrilus plasoni species group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Zootaxa 13, pp. 1-11 : 8

Agrilus plasoni dichrosomus Obenberger stat. nov. ( Figs. 6 , 13 )

Agrilus dichrosomus Obenberger, 1924: 122 ­123 . Lectotype ♂, NMPC, by present designation: “Kan Kau [= Kang­k'ou­lu, Pingtung (province), Taiwan, 22°00'N, 120°50'E] 21. IV. 1910 [h] Col. T. Shiraki [p] \ Formosa Y. Miwa [p] \ Typus [p] [red label with black border] \ Agrilus Dichrosomus m. [h] Det. Dr. Obenberger [p] \ Mus. Nat. Pragae [p] 26862 [h] Inv. [p] [orange label]” and 1 paralectotype ♀: “ Formosa Koshun [= Heng­ch'un, Pingtung (province), 22°00'N, 120°44'E]”. Number of syntypes unknown.

Remarks. This insular subspecies differs from the nominotypical subspecies by the form of the spine on the outer margin of the elytral apices, which has a short and robust tip. Aedeagus ( Fig. 13 ).

Material examined

Taiwan: 1♂, EJCB: “C. Thaiwan, Tungpu [23º33'N, 120º55'E], 1200 m, Nantou Hsien, 19­23. VII. 1982, L. Y. Chou & T. Lin [leg.]”; 1♀, EJCB: “ Taiwan, 10.6. ­ 9.7. Wushe [24°02'N, 121°08'E], 1997, Leg. T. Spevár”;

Figures

FIGURES 1­6. Aedeagi (dorsal aspect): 1) Agrilus chujoi Kurosawa; 2) A. huashanus sp. nov. (holotype); 3) A. diaolin sp. nov. (holotype); 4) A. somnon sp. nov. (holotype); 5) A. plasoni plasoni Obenberger; 6) A. plasoni dichrosomus Obenberger. Scale = 1 mm.

FIGURES 7­16. Habitus of: 7) Agrilus chujoi Kurosawa; 8) A. huashanus sp. nov. (holotype); 9) A. hasegawai Kurosawa (holotype); 10) A. diaolin sp. nov. (holotype); 11) A. somnon sp. nov. (holotype); 12) A. plasoni plasoni Obenberger; 13) A. plasoni dichrosomus Obenberger; 14) A. pubornatus sp. nov. (holotype); 15) A. baoloc sp. nov. (holotype); 16) A. darjiling sp. nov. (holotype).