Agrilus sapphirinus

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 sapphirinus

Name

• Agrilus sapphirinus Jendek & Chamorro, 2012: figs. 40, 50

Holotype: EJCB, ♂.

Type locality: North Laos, Louang Namtha environ, 31.v.1997, Luoang Namtha env., N21°00.3, E101°24.6, E. Jendek & O. Šauša leg.

Etymology: The specific epithet is Latin sapphirinus, -a, -um (of sapphire) and refers to the color of the species.

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.