Agrilus bispinosus Carter, 1924

Jendek, Eduard, 2018, Revision of the Agrilus quadripunctatus species-group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilini) with description of four new species, Zootaxa 4392 (2), pp. 383-391 : 384

Agrilus bispinosus Carter

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bispinosus Carter, 1924

Carter, 1924: 28–29

Carter, 1929: 276 (checklist; Australia)

Obenberger, 1936: 1076 (world catalog)

McKeown, 1948: 111 (type depostion)

Curletti, 2001: 35, 36–37, 39 (subgenus Pinarinus ; characters; faunal records; Australia: Queensland) Bellamy, 2002: 355 (subgenus Pinarinus ; catalog; type data) Bellamy, 2008: 2002 (subgenus Pinarinus ; world catalog)

Type material. Agrilus bispinosus Carter, 1924 . Described from a single specimen (holotype by monotypy). Type locality: “ Queensland: S. Johnstone River”. Type specimens: The type deposited in AMS was not studied. Distribution. Australia (Queensland).

Remarks. The taxonomic concept of Agrilus bispinosus used in this study was judged from the image of specimen ( Fig. 2A ) from the type locality and compared with the type by Agrilus expert Gianfranco Curletti.

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FIGURE 2. Habitus of species of Agrilus quadripunctatus species-group. A: A. bispinosus Carter, 1924 specimen from the type locality (G. Curletti pers. com.); B: A. dingo Curletti, 2001, paratype; C: A. dingoides Curletti & Aberlenc, 2010, holotype.