Agrilus viridicaerulans rubi Schaefer, 1937

Jendek, Eduard, 2005, Taxonomic and nomenclatural notes on the genus Agrilus Curtis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilini), Zootaxa 1073 (1), pp. 1-29 : 23-24

Agrilus viridicaerulans rubi Schaefer

= rubi Kaszab, 1940

= roswitha Bellamy, 2003 syn. nov.

Agrilus rubi Schaefer, 1937: 83 . Lectotype by present designation, sex not determined, MNHN (collection of Schaefer): “Saint­Chamas 2­7­[19]36”. A single specimen from the same locality and labeled as “cotype” is deposited in NMPC and is considered as a paralectotype. The exact number of syntypes is unknown.

Type locality. “ Saint­Chamas [Provence Alpes Côte d’Azur, France]” .

Remarks. The name rubi was proposed by Schaefer for a species from the roscidus species­group living on Rubus which had been previously confused with A. prasinus . No type locality was given, and the mention of Basse­Provence (“Je désigne ainsi la forme la plus courante, au moins en Basse­Provence”) cannot be considered as a type locality statement. The type locality becomes the place of origin of the lectotype (ICZN, Article 76.2).

Agrilus rubi Kaszab, 1940: 106 , 113. Described from two specimens: “ 1 Exemplar aus Budapest: Hüvösvölgy (31. VII. 1926, leg. Dr. L. Biró) und 1 Exemplar aus Novi (leg. Dr. Horváth)”. No syntypes were located in HNHM (O. Merkl and V. Kubá ň pers. com.).

Remarks. Kaszab (1940) cited the name rubi with an inscription: “[L. Schaefer in litt.]”, making it evident that he was referring to the species of Schaefer as indicated also by his use of the same specific name ( rubi ). Kaszab (1940) was probably not aware of Schaefer’s (1937) description of the species. As a result, I consider A. rubi Kaszab to be conspecific with A. viridicaerulans rubi Schaefer. The conspecifity of both taxa is also supported by the remark of Kaszab: “steht A. roscidus so nahe” and by the fact that no other Agrilus from the roscidus species­group in Europe lives on Rubus .

Agrilus roswitha Bellamy, 2003: 155 . Proposed as a replacement name for rubi Kaszab not rubi Schaefer.