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Issue: Vol. 2084 No. 1: 27 Apr. 2009
Type: Article
Published: 2009-04-27
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2084.1.2
Page range: 50–68
Abstract views: 62
PDF downloaded: 8

New species, taxonomic notes, and records for Agrilus Curtis (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) of México and the United States

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Box 951606 Los Angeles, CA 90095-1606
Plant Pest Diagnostic Center, California Department of Food & Agriculture, 3294 Meadowview Road, Sacramento, CA 95832-1448
Coleoptera Agrilus Buprestidae México new records new species new status new subspecies new synonymies taxonomy United States

Abstract

The following new species and subspecies of the genus Agrilus are described: A. rifkindi Hespenheide, New Species, A. rifkindi pueblae Hespenheide, New Subspecies, A. obrienorum Hespenheide, New Species, A. giesberti Hespenheide, New Species, A. anthaxioides Hespenheide, New Species, A. leucaenae Hespenheide, New Species, A. chrysobothroides Hespenheide, New Species, A. paramacer Hespenheide, New Species, and A. parkinsoniae Hespenheide, New Species. Agrilus auroguttatus Schaeffer is removed from synonymy and considered a distinct subspecies of A. coxalis Waterhouse, A. coxalis auroguttatus, New Status. New collection records are given for Agrilus connisalis Obenberger and A. sublateralis Waterhouse. Agrilus balaenicaudus Westcott & Noguera is considered to be a synonym of A. langei Obenberger, New Synonymy; A. jaliscoanus Westcott & Noguera is considered to be a synonym of A. sublateralis, New Synonymy. Corrected type depositories and additional records are given for Agrilus howdenorum Hespenheide.

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