The description of a new species of Agrilus Curtis, with distributional records, and taxonomic and biological notes for Agrilinae and Trachyinae (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) of Mexico and Central America
Author
Westcott, Richard L.
Author
Hespenheide, Henry A.
text
Zootaxa
2006
1367
1
35
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.273645
30403030-eecf-40ff-9fa2-22c3c16828b7
1175-5326
273645
Agrilus mutabilis
Waterhouse
HGO, Parc. Nac. Los Marmoles,
4.8 km
N Trancas,
20°49’15”N
,
99°15’28”W
,
1905 m
,
20-VII-99
; PUE,
4-5 km
SSE Chila, 17°57’, 98°07’,
1770-1830 m
, 5/
7-VII-92
, RLWE. This widely ranging species is highly variable. Further study may show it to be polytypic or to represent a species complex. Based on the first author’s experience, it seems to be associated with the genus
Acacia
, as are so many species of
Agrilus
in
Mexico
.