Buprestis (Akiyamaia) samanthae ( Hattori & Tanaka, 2007 )

Qi, Zhi-Hao, Su, Rong-Xiang, Liao, Zhi-Yu, Ai, Hong-Mu, Ding, Bi & Song, Hai-Tian, 2024, Revision of the rare Buprestis subgenus Akiyamaia Kurosawa, 1988 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae), with description of two new species, Zootaxa 5410 (3), pp. 301-316 : 315

Buprestis (Akiyamaia) samanthae ( Hattori & Tanaka, 2007)

Figs. 7A–H ; 9A–B

Akiyamaia (Akiyamaia) samanthae Hattori & Tanaka, 2007: 328 , figs. 1-2.

Buprestis (Akiyamaia) samanthae : Bellamy, 2008: 1069.

Type locality. Myanmar, Kachin, Chudu-Razi .

Material examined. CHINA: 2♀♀ ( CHTS), Yunnan Province, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County [dzđ傈僳áh治县], Zhonglu Township [中ä乡], Labuduo [Ệ布朵], alt. 2400–2800 m, XI.2022, Bai-Jun Li leg. (in the wood) ; 1♂ ( CHTS), Yunnan Province, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County [dzđ傈僳áh治县], Weideng Township [dz登乡], 7.V.2023, Bai-Sheng Li leg. (in the wood of Pinaceae ) ; 1♂, 1♀ ( CHTS), same collection data as for preceding but 12.V.2023 .

Distribution. China (Yunnan), Myanmar (Kachin).

Figures

FIGURE 7. Habitus and genitalia of Buprestis (Akiyamaia) samanthae (Hattori & Tanaka, 2007). A–C, male (18.8 mm, Weixi, Yunnan); D, aedeagus; E–G, female (24.9 mm, Weixi, Yunnan); H, ovipositor. A, D, E dorsal view; B, F, lateral view; C, G–H, ventral view. Scale bars for D, H = 1.0 mm, for the others = 10.0 mm.

FIGURE 9. The living individuals of Buprestis subgenus Akiyamaia species. A, B. (A.) samanthae (Hattori & Tanaka, 2007) (male, Weixi,Yunnan); B, B. (A.) samanthae (Hattori & Tanaka, 2007) (female, Weixi, Yunnan) C–D, B. (A.) intercostata Huang & Pan, 2015 (sex unknown, Bomi, Tibet, by Ri-Na Su and Dawa). A–C, dorsal view; D, lateral view.