Buprestis (Akiyamaia) lebisi Descarpentries, 1956

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 : 313

Buprestis (Akiyamaia) lebisi Descarpentries, 1956

Figs. 1D–I ; 2K–T ; 5C–D ; 8C–D

Buprestis (Cypriacis) lebisi Descarpentries, 1956: 230 .

Cypriacis (Akiyamaia) lebisi : Kurosawa, 1988: 265.

Buprestis (Akiyamaia) lebisi : Kubáň, 2006: 41.

Akiyamaia (Akiyamaia) lebisi : Hattori & Tanaka, 2007: 328, fig. 4.

Type locality. China, Northern Yunnan .

Material examined. CHINA: 1♀ ( CHTS), Yunnan Province, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County [dzđ傈僳áh治县], Zhonglu Township [中ä乡], Shuibaluo [水把洛], 27°14'44.2''N, 99°3'3.2''E, alt. 2260 m, 24.V.2022, Lin-Qiang Feng leg. ; 1♀ ( CHTS), Yunnan Province, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County [dzđ傈僳áh治县], Zhonglu Township [中ä乡], Luopuju [倮ü咀], alt. 2600–2800 m, 5.VI.2022, Bai-Jun Li leg ; 1♀ ( CHTS), Yunnan Province, Diqing Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Weixi Lisu Autonomous County [dzđ傈僳áh治县], Zhonglu Township [中ä乡], Shuibaluo [水把洛], alt. 2250 m, 15.VII.2022, Guo-Cheng Feng leg. ; 1♀ ( CHTS), same collection data as for preceding but 16.VII.2022, Guo-Xiang Feng leg. (in the spider web).

Distribution. China (Yunnan), Nepal.

Remarks. In the specimens of B. (A.) lebisi we have examined, the elytra are usually metallic green with a pair of brownish red stripes. However, we observed that the elytra of two other specimens appeared metallic yellow with a pair of purple stripes ( Fig. 1G ), which are not significantly different from the species in other features. We identified that these two specimens were also B. (A.) lebisi . Since they were already in the mummified state when collected in the wild, we believe that the different elytral colour might be caused by the long-term exposure to strong sunlight.

Figures

FIGURE 1. Female habitus of Buprestis subgenus Akiyamaia species. A–C, B. (A.) gengmini Qi & Song, new species (holotype, 25.0 mm, Weixi, Yunnan); D–I, B. (A.) lebisi Descarpentries, 1956 (19.6–22.4 mm, Weixi, Yunnan). A, D, G–H, dorsal view; B, E, lateral view; C, F, I, ventral view. Scale bar = 10.0 mm.

FIGURE 2. Female details of Buprestis subgenus Akiyamaia species. A–J, B. (A.) gengmini Qi & Song, new species (holotype, Weixi, Yunnan); K–T, B. (A.) lebisi Descarpentries, 1956 (Weixi, Yunnan); A–B, K–L, right antenna; C–D, M–N, right terminal antennomere; E–F, O–P, right antennomere 4; G, Q, right hindwing; H, R, prosternal process; I, S, last visible ventrite; J, T, ovipositor. A, C, E, G, K, M, O, Q, dorsal view; B, D, F, H–J, L, N, P, R–T, ventral view. Scale bars for C–F, M–P = 0.2 mm, for the others = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 5. Female details of Buprestis subgenus Akiyamaia species (dorsal view). A–B, B. (A.) gengmini Qi & Song, new species (holotype, Weixi, Yunnan); C–D, B. (A.) lebisi Descarpentries, 1956 (Weixi, Yunnan); E–F, B. (A.) mirabilis Kurosawa, 1969 (Nantou, Taiwan); G–H, B. (A.) wenii Qi & Song, new species (holotype, Mu Cang Chai, Yen Bai); A, C, E, G, details of head, pronotum and scutellum; B, D, F, H, details of elytra. Scale bar = 1.0 mm.

FIGURE 8. The living individuals of Buprestis subgenus Akiyamaia species. A–B, B. (A.) gengmini Qi & Song, new species (female, holotype, Weixi, Yunnan); C–D, B. (A.) lebisi Descarpentries, 1956 (female, Weixi, Yunnan). A, C, dorsal view; B, D, lateral view.