Agrilus coelestis Deyrolle

Jendek, Eduard, 2004, Revision of Agrilus acutus (Thunberg, 1787) and related species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Zootaxa 507, pp. 1-19 : 9-11

Agrilus coelestis Deyrolle , Figs. 3, 4

coelestis Deyrolle, 1864: 137 , 156–157. ( Agrilus )

ignicollis Deyrolle, 1864: 137 , 156. ( Agrilus )

fructus Kerremans, 1896: 370 –371. ( Agrilus ) new synonym sumbawanus Kerremans, 1898: 179 . ( Agrilus )

lombokanus Kerremans, 1900: 83 –84. ( Agrilus ) new synonym leniens Obenberger, 1936b: 36. ( Agrilus ; variety of coelestis ) new synonym Agrilus coelestis Deyrolle. The lectotype was designated by Jendek (1998: 319).

Type locality. [ Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Islands] I[sland]. Florès.

Agrilus ignicollis Deyrolle. The lectotype was designated by Jendek (1998: 323). Subsequently, Jendek (2000: 503) proposed it as a synonym of A. coelestis .

Type locality. [ Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Islands] I[sland]. Florès. Originally described from: “I. Florès et Timor”. The type locality becomes the place of origin of the lectotype ( ICZN, Article 76.2.).

Agrilus fructus Kerremans , lectotype ɗ, BMNH, by present designation: “ Type [p] [round label with red border] \ Sumbawa Stauding. [leg.] [h] \ fructus Kerr. Type [Kerremans' manuscript] \ A. fructus Kerrem. Sumbawa [h] \ Kerremans 1903 ­59 [p]”. Number of syntypes unknown.

Type locality. [ Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Islands] Sumbawa [ Island] [8°40'S, 118°00'E].

Agrilus sumbawanus Kerremans , lectotype ɗ, BMNH, by present designation: “ Type [p] [round label with red border] \ Sumbawa Stauding. [leg.] [Kerremans' manuscript]] \ sumbawanus Kerr. Type [Kerremans' manuscript] \ Kerremans 1903 ­59. [p]”. Number of syntypes unknown.

Kerremans (1903: 277) and Obenberger (1936a: 1083) cited it erroneously as a “ sumbuanus ” in the synonymy of A. fructus .

Type locality. [ Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Islands] Sumbawa [ Island] [8°40'S, 118°00'E].

Agrilus lombokanus Kerremans , lectotype, sex not examined, BMNH, by present designation: “ Type [p] [round label with red border] \ Lombok v1.96 Doherty [leg.] [p] \ Lombokanus Kerr. Type [Kerremans' manuscript] \ A. lombockianus [sic!] Kerrem. Lombock [h] \ Kerremans 1903 ­59. [p]”. Number of syntypes unknown.

Kerremans (1903: 277) proposed it as a synonym of A. fructus , but together with Obenberger (1936a: 1089) cited it erroneously as a “ lombockianus ”.

Type locality. [ Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Islands] Lombok [ Island] [8°45'S, 116°30'E].

Agrilus coelestis variety leniens Obenberger, lectotype, sex not examined, NMPC, by present designation: “ Flores [h] \ TYPUS [p] [red label] \ A. coelestis v. leniens m. Type [h] Det. Dr. Obenberger [p]”. Number of syntypes unknown. Although proposed as a variety of A. coelestis the diagnosis does not unambiguously reveal that the name was proposed as an infrasubspecific entity, since the taxon was diagnosed also by morphological characters: “spina apicali breviore divergens”. Following ICZN, Article 45.6.4, such a name should be deemed subspecific from the original publication.

Type locality. [ Indonesia, Lesser Sunda Islands] Flores [ Island] [8°30'S, 121°00'E].

Remarks. Agrilus coelestis is characterized by generally smaller size (6–8.6 mm), obliteration of pubescence and by sexual dichroism (see key to species).

Specimens examined. INDONESIA: Java: 1 Ψ (MNHN): “Buitenzorg [= Bogor, 6°35'S, 106°47'E] 1000' Febr. [18]90, I. Z. Kannegieter lgt”; Maluku: 2 ɗɗ (MNHN): “Céram [= Seram], Meyer D. [leg.]”; Lesser Sunda Islands: Lombok: 1 ɗ (EJCB): “E. Lombok, Sapit [8°27'S, 116°32'E] 14–16.II.1994, SE slope of Mt. Rinjami, Bolm lgt.”; 3 ɗɗ, 1 Ψ (EJCB): “Lombok Is., Sapit [8°27'S, 116°32'E] ­ Sembalun Bumbung, 14– 16.II.1994, 900– 1500 m, Bolm lgt.”; Sumbawa: 2 ɗɗ (EJCB): “Sumbawa, Collfs.”; Komodo: 11ɗɗ, 6 ΨΨ (EJCB): “ 50 km W Flores (isl.) KOMODO, 19.VIII.1962 ”; Flores: 1 ɗ, 1 Ψ (EJCB): “Labuhanbajo [8°29'S, 119°54'E] 20.VIII.1998, 10 m, W. Suppantschitsch leg.”; Sumba: 2 ɗɗ, 1 Ψ (EJCB): “Sumba South, Tarimbang env. [site unlocated] 0–100m, 2–3.II.2001, P. Vondra lgt.”; 1 Ψ (EJCB): “Sumba Central, Lewa (= Lewapaku 9°43'S; 119°55'E) env., 300–500 m, 3–5.I.2001, P. Votruba lgt.”.

Distribution. ( Fig. 16 ) Indonesia: Greater Sunda Islands (E Java), Maluku (Seram); Lesser Sunda Islands (Lombok, Sumbawa, Komodo, Flores, Sumba, Timor (Deyrolle 1864 as A. ignicollis )).

Figures

FIGURE 16. Distribution of Agrilus acutus – group.

FIGURES 1 – 6. Habitus of: 1) Agrilus acutus (Thunberg), 7.7 mm; 2) A. dianthus Kerremans, 9.1 mm; 3) A. colestis Deyrolle, ɗ, 6.6 mm; 4) A. coelestis Deyrolle, Ψ, 7.0 mm; 5) A. acanthopterus Harold, 6.1 mm; 6) A. cyaneofasciatus Théry, holotype, 9.5 mm.