Agrilus tomentipennis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Buprestoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Elateriformia Superfamilia: Buprestoidea

Familia: Buprestidae
Subfamilia: Agrilinae
Tribus: Agrilini
Subtribus: Agrilina
Genus: Agrilus
Species: Agrilus tomentipennis

Name

• Agrilus tomentipennis Jendek & Chamorro, 2012: figs. 72–80

Holotype: EJCB, ♀.

Type locality: Northeastern Laos, Xieng Khouang province, 45 km Eastern of Phonsavan: Ban Namseung, April 2008, Ch. Keomaravong leg.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a combination of Latin nouns tomentum (woolly hairs) and pennae (elytra). The name alludes to the presence of white pubescence on the elytra.

Primary references

• Jendek, E.; Chamorro, M.L. 2012: Six new species of Agrilus Curtis, 1825 (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae) from the Oriental Region related to the emerald ash borer, A. planipennis Fairmaire, 1888 and synonymy of Sarawakita Obenberger, 1924. ZooKeys 239: 71–94. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.239.3966 Reference page.