Agrilaxia (Agrilaxia) simillima (Cobos, 1972)

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Anthaxia (Agrilaxia) simillima Cobos, 1972: 109 .

Anthaxia (Agrilaxia) simillima: Bílý, 1997: 36, 115 (catalogue). Agrilaxia simillima: Bellamy, 2008: 1507 (catalogue).

Type specimen studied. Holotype by monotypy (male, NHMB): “2176 [blue, h] // Costa Rica Schmidt S. [p, framed] // cum typo comp. Dr. Hoscheck [p, framed] // Museum Frey Tutzing [green, p] // schmidti Obb. sec. Hoscheck [h, Cobos] // Holotypus [p, red]// Anthaxia (Agrilaxia) simillima nov. sp. Holotypus [h] A. Cobos det. 1968 [p]”

Further specimens studied. COSTA RICA: Puntarenas, Manuel Antonio, 20.iii.1996, Dr. D. Dauber leg. (1 male, NMPC); VENEZUELA: Aragua, Rancho Grande, 700 m, 14.ix.1970, J. & B. Bechyně leg. (1 male—Fig. 4, MIZA); Barinas, Soledad, Carretera I, 1100 m, 22.viii.1974, B. Bechyně leg. (1 male, NMPC).

Note. This species was described for a single male from Costa Rica in the genus Anthaxia (Cobos, 1972); the female is unknown.

Distribution. Costa Rica, Venezuela (new country record).