Agrilus acastus Kerremans

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 : 13-15

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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.275076

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6219830

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scientific name

Agrilus acastus Kerremans
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Agrilus acastus Kerremans View in CoL

Figs. 13 View FIGURES 13 – 18 , 65 View FIGURES 58 – 76

acastus Kerremans, 1913: 114 View in CoL .

Miwa, 1931: 125. Obenberger, 1936: 1069. Miwa & Chûjô, 1936: 15. Kurosawa, 1963b: 154. Kurosawa, 1974a: 2. Peng Zhongliang, 1987: 354. Jendek, 2000: 502. Hua Li Zhong, 2002: 89. Mühle, 2003: 46. Jendek, 2005: 3–4. Jendek, 2006: 396.

= horni Kerremans, 1914: 104 View in CoL –105 [ Sambus View in CoL ].

Jendek, 2000: 502 [synonym of acastus View in CoL ]. Jendek, 2006: 396 [synonym of acastus View in CoL ].

= ohbayashii Tôyama, 1987: 308 View in CoL .

Hua Li Zhong, 2002: 90. Jendek, 2005: 3–4 [synonym of acastus ]. Jendek, 2006: 396 [synonym of acastus ].

Diagnosis. This species is distinctive by the large extent of white elytral pubescence ( Fig. 13 View FIGURES 13 – 18 ) and mainly by the robust, apically expanded aedeagus ( Fig. 65 View FIGURES 58 – 76 ).

Length. 4.0– 4.6 mm.

Type series. Agrilus acastus Kerremans, 1913 . Lectotype, designated by Jendek (2000): Ƥ, DEI: “ Kankau ( Formosa) H. Sauter VII. [number strikethrough] 1912 [p] \ 7.IV. [p] \ Syntypus [p] [red label] \ Kerremanns [sic!] det. [p] \ Agrilus acastus Kerr. Type [h] [Kerremans' MS] \ Coll. DEI Eberswalde [p]”. The exact number of syntypes is unknown. Type locality. Formosa, Kankau.

Sambus horni Kerremans, 1914 View in CoL . Lectotype, designated by Jendek (2000): 3, DEI: “ Kankau (Koshun) Formosa H. Sauter V.1912 [p] \ Syntypus [p] [red label] \ Kerremanns [sic!] det. [p] \ Sambus Horni Kerr. View in CoL Type [h] [Kerremans' MS] \ Coll. DEI Eberswalde [p]”. The exact number of syntypes is unknown. Type locality. Formosa, Kankau: Koshun.

Agrilus ohbayashii Tôyama, 1987 View in CoL . Holotype: 3, NSMT: “ Sengpei Formosa 30. VII. 1976 K. Matsuda [h] [blue label] \ HOLOTYPE [p] Agrilus ohbayashii Tôyama, 1986 View in CoL [h] [red label]”. Described from 7 specimens. Type locality. Formosa Sengpei [Note: Type locality determined by lectotype (ICZN, Article 76.2.)]. Original published locality: Taiwan, Kaohsiung Hsien, Shanping near Liukuei.

Remarks. Kurosawa (1963a) described two subspecies: A. acastus tsushimanus and A. acastus nakanei , which are currently considered to be different species not belonging to the A. muscarius species-group. The name horni Kerremans, 1914 is a junior secondary homonym of horni Kerremans, 1900 (Agrilus) and horni Théry, 1904 (Agrilus) .

Specimens examined. This species is known to us only from the type specimens.

Distribution. Taiwan.

DEI

Senckenberg Deutsches Entomologisches Institut

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Buprestidae

Genus

Agrilus

Loc

Agrilus acastus Kerremans

Jendek, Eduard & Grebennikov, Vasily V. 2009
2009
Loc

ohbayashii Tôyama, 1987 : 308

Toyama 1987: 308
1987
Loc

horni

Kerremans 1914: 104
1914
Loc

acastus

Kerremans 1913: 114
1913
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