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Agrilus purpurifrons Deyrolle 1864

Description

Agrilus purpurifrons Deyrolle

(Figs. 1E, 2H)

purpurifrons Deyrolle, 1864

Deyrolle, 1864: 138, 163–164

Gemminger & Harold 1869: 1444 (catalog)

Saunders 1871: 122 (catalog)

Kerremans 1892: 269 (catalog)

Kerremans 1900a: 81 (faunal records; Indonesia: North Sumatra (Nias Island))

Kerremans 1903: 277 (catalog)

Moulton 1911: 175 (faunal records; Borneo: Sarawak)

Obenberger 1924: 560, 577 (characters in key; notes; faunal records; Singapore)

Obenberger 1936a: 1099 (world catalog)

Jendek 1998: 328 (lectotype designation)

Jendek 2001: 173 (synonymy)

Jendek 2007: 92 (synonymy)

Bellamy 2008: 2256 (world catalog)

= viator Kerremans, 1912

Kerremans 1912: 75

Obenberger 1936a: 1107 (world catalog)

Obenberger 1960: 127 (type examination; redescription)

Jendek 2001: 173 (synonym of purpurifrons; lectotype designation)

Bellamy 2008: 2256 (synonym of purpurifrons; world catalog)

= penangensis Obenberger, 1936

Obenberger 1936c: 36–37

Obenberger 1936a: 1097 (world catalog)

Jendek 2007: 92 (synonym of purpurifrons; lectotype designation)

Bellamy 2008: 2256 (synonym of purpurifrons; world catalog)

Type material. Agrilus purpurifrons Deyrolle, 1864. Described from inexplicit number of specimens (ST). Type locality: “Bornéo”. Type specimens: Lectotype designated by Jendek (1998).

Agrilus viator Kerremans, 1912. Described from inexplicit number of specimens (ST). Type locality: “not given [Borneo is cited in the title of the publication]”. Type specimens: Lectotype designated by Jendek (2001).

Agrilus penangensis Obenberger, 1936. Described from inexplicit number of specimens (ST). Type locality: “ Penang ”. Type specimens: Lectotype designated by Jendek (2007).

Examined specimens. INDONESIA. West Sumatra. Harau Valley; 00°06'19”S, 100°39'52”E; 5-2004; alt. 500–800 m; 1 ♀ (EJCB) \\ Harau Valley; 00°04'23”S, 100°41'53”E; 6, 7-2004; alt. 700 m; 2 ♂ (EJCB) \\ Harau Valley; 00°04'23”S, 100°41'55”E; 6, 7-2005; alt. 500–800 m; 4 ♀ (EJCB) \\ Harau Valley, ca 20 km N of Payakumbuh; 00°04'23”S, 100°41'55”E; 8-2006; alt. 500–800 m; 1 ♂, 1 ♀ (EJCB) \\ Harau Valley, ca 20 km N of Payakumbuh; 00°04'23”S, 100°41'55”E; 7-2007; alt. 500–800 m; 6 (EJCB) \\ Harau Valley, ca 20 km N of Payakumbuh; 00°04'23”S, 100°41'55”E; 5, 6-2007; alt. 500–800 m; 9 (EJCB) \\ Harau Valley, ca 20 km N of Payakumbuh; 5-2007; alt. 500–800 m; 19 (EJCB) \\ Harau Valley, ca 20 km N of Payakumbuh; 00°04'23”S, 100°41'55”E; 8-2009; alt. 500–800 m; 10 (EJCB). MALAYSIA. Johor. 20 km NW Kota Tinggi, Muntahak mt.; 01°51'N, 103°47'E; 4-2001; alt. 200 m; 1 ♀ (EJCB). Pahang. Benom Mts, 15 km E Kampong Dong; 03°53'N, 102°01'E; 4-1998; alt. 700 m; 1 ♂ (EJCB) \\ Cameron Highlands; 04°25'33”N, 101°23'09”E; 5-1939; 1 (USNM) (Jendek & Nakládal 2019). Sabah. Panampang Distr., Crocker Range, Moyog, Moyog river; 05°32'02”N, 116°14'48”E; 3-2013; alt. 300 m; 1 ♀ (EJCB) (Jendek & Nakládal 2019). Sarawak. Sarawak; 02°24'N, 113°37'E; 1 ♀ (MNHN). SINGAPORE. Singapore; 01°24'36”N, 103°47'24”E; 8-2011; 1 (ZRC) (Jendek & Nakládal 2019) \\ Rifle Range forest; 01°21'36”N, 103°48'E; 6-2011; 1 (ZRC) (Jendek & Nakládal 2019) \\ Rifle Range forest; 01°21'36”N, 103°48'E; 2-2015; 1 (ZRC) (Jendek & Nakládal 2019) \\ Woodcutter trail; 01°22'48”N, 103°48'E; 2- 2015; 1 (ZRC) (Jendek & Nakládal 2019) \\ Dairy farm; 01°21'36”N, 103°46'48”E; 9-2009; 1 (ZRC) (Jendek & Nakládal 2019) \\ NeeSoon pipeline; 01°23'24”N, 103°48'36”E; 9-2012; 1 (ZRC) (Jendek & Nakládal 2019) \\ Singapore; 01°23'N, 103°47'E; 1 ♀ (USNM).

Distribution. INDONESIA: Sumatra; MALAYSIA: Johor, Pahang, Sabah, Sarawak; SINGAPORE.

Notes

Published as part of Jendek, Eduard & Nakládal, Oto, 2019, Revision of the Agrilus purpurifrons species-group (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae), pp. 279-292 in Zootaxa 4568 (2) on pages 283-284, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4568.2.4, http://zenodo.org/record/2599436

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
EJCB , MNHN , USNM , ZRC
Family
Buprestidae
Genus
Agrilus
Kingdom
Animalia
Order
Coleoptera
Phylum
Arthropoda
Scientific name authorship
Deyrolle
Species
purpurifrons
Taxon rank
species
Type status
lectotype
Taxonomic concept label
Agrilus purpurifrons Deyrolle, 1864 sec. Jendek & Nakládal, 2019

References

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