Agrilus aurarius (Kerremans) Kerremans, 2009

Jendek, Eduard & Grebennikov, Vasily V., 2009, Revision of the Agrilus muscarius species-group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) with description of thirteen new species from Palaearctic and Oriental regions, Zootaxa 2168, pp. 1-33 : 11

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.275076
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6219820
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scientific name	Agrilus aurarius (Kerremans)
status	comb. nov.

Treatment

Agrilus aurarius (Kerremans) View in CoL comb. nov.

Figs. 8 View FIGURES 7 – 12 , 40 View FIGURES 34 – 49

aurarius Kerremans, 1892: 205 View in CoL –206 [ Meliboeus View in CoL cited as Melybaeus ].

Kerremans, 1903: 236 [ Meliboeus View in CoL ; cited as Melibaeus]. Obenberger, 1935: 895 [ Meliboeus View in CoL ]. = bocae Descarpentries & Villiers, 1963:105 View in CoL , 110 syn. nov.

Diagnosis. This species, together with A. mallotiellus , A. madanensis , A. haucki and A. semicaducus (in well preserved specimens), is distinctive by having a larger area covered with ornamental elytral pubescence and also by less contrasting bichromatic elytra. It can be distinguished by the subtruncate prosternal lobe ( Fig. 40 View FIGURES 34 – 49 ), which in A. madanensis is markedly incised ( Fig. 42 View FIGURES 34 – 49 ).

Length. 4.5–5.25 mm.

Type series. Meliboeus aurarius Kerremans, 1892 . Holotype by monotypy: Ƥ, MNHN: “ Hte Birmanie Mines des Rubis 1200m 2300m Doherty 1890 [p] \ aurarius Kerr. Type [h] \ Kerremans vidit 1892 [p] \ Muséum Paris Coll. Générale [p] [yellow label]”. Type locality. Haute Birmanie, Mines des Rubis, 1200–2300 m [Note: Type locality was complemented by lectotype label data ( ICZN, Article 76.2.)]. Originally published locality: Haute Birmanie.

Agrilus bocae Descarpentries & Villiers, 1963 View in CoL . Holotype: Ƥ, MNHN: “ Tonkin Région De Hoa-Binh [p] \ Muséum Paris 1934 A. De Cooman [p] \ Agrilus bocae View in CoL n. sp. Holotype Ƥ nob. A. Descarpentries et [h] A. Villiers det. 19 [p] 62 [h] \ Muséum Paris Coll. générale [p] [yellow label]”. Described from a single female. Type locality. Tonkin: Hoa Binh.

Specimens examined. Known only from the type specimens.

Distribution. Myanmar, northern Vietnam.

Remarks. Male unknown.