Agrilus spineus

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 spineus

Holotype: EJCB, ♀.

Type locality: Malaysia, Borneo Island, Sarawak State, Bako National Park; 5.5.2000, M. Vyklický lgt.

Etymology: The specific name spineus is the Latin adjective spineus, -a, -um (thorny). This refers to the spines on the elytral apices.

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.