Agrilus fulvovittatus Fisher, 1921

Jendek, Eduard & Nakládal, Oto, 2019, Revision of the Agrilus vittatus species-group (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae), Zootaxa 4629 (1), pp. 77-95 : 81-82

Agrilus fulvovittatus Fisher

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fulvovittatus Fisher, 1921

Fisher, 1921: 357, 379–381

Obenberger 1924: 564, 591 (synonym of fisheri ; characters in key; notes)

Obenberger 1936a: 1083 (world catalog)

Bellamy 1994: 360 (holotype in USNM)

Bellamy 2008: 2103 (world catalog)

Jendek & Poláková 2014: 157 (critical host plant review)

= fisheri Obenberger, 1924

Obenberger 1924: 564, 591 (unnecessary replacement name for fulvovittatus Fisher not fulvovittatus Saunders , which is an unavailable name)

Obenberger 1936a: 1083 (synonym of fulvovittatus )

Braza 1997: 24 (biology; larva; characters; pest; Mindanao)

Bellamy 2008: 2103 (synonym of fulvovittatus ; world catalog).

Type material. Agrilus fulvovittatus Fisher, 1921 . Described from 5 specimens (Holotype & paratypes). Type locality: “Mount Maquiling, Luzon” Also cited from: Philippines: Mindanao. Type specimens: Holotype ♂ ( USNM): “Mt. Makiling Luzon Baker [p] \ Agrilus fisheri Obenb. [h] [white label with black border] \ Type No. [p] 51471 [h] U.S.N.M. [p] [red label] \ Agrilus fulvovittatus Fisher [h] [red label with black border]”.

Agrilus fisheri Obenberger, 1924 . Type locality and type specimens see Agrilus fulvovittatus .

Examined specimens. PHILIPPINES. Mindanao island group. Butuan, Mindanao; 8°57’N, 125°32’E; 1 PT ( USNM) ( Fisher 1921) \\ Davao, Mindanao; 7°04’N, 125°36’E; 1 PT ( USNM) ( Fisher 1921) \\ Iligan, Mindanao; 8°14‘N, 124°14‘E; 1 PT ( USNM) ( Fisher 1921).

Distribution. PHILIPPINES: Luzon and Mindanao Islands.

Host plant. Larval: Acacia mangium Willd. (cited by Braza 1997 for Agrilus fisheri ).

Remarks. The holotype comes from the montane locality Mount Maquiling, Luzon, while paratypes are from the lowland sites of Mindanao which raise doubts about their conspecifity. The lowland specimens may actually belong to A. striatocollis .

Agrilus fulvovittatus belong to species with subangulate elytral apices. The species is distinguishable by the aedeagus strongly expanded apically, by parameres lacking membranous sensory zones and by the robust medial lobe (penis), which is more than 4 times as wide as the parameres ( Fig. 4C ).

Figures

FIGURES 4A–4F. Dry preserved aedeagus, habitus and ovipositor mounted in DMHF of Agrilus. Aedeagus. 4A, A. viridicupreus Saunders, 1866; 4B, A. viridifrons Kerremans, 1893; 4D, A. vittatus Deyrolle, 1864; 4E A. yunnanicola Obenberger, 1936. Ovipositor. 4F, A. viridifrons Kerremans, 1893; Habitus and aedeagus of holotype. 4C, A. fulvovittatus Fisher, 1921.