The review of two Mexican species-groups of Agrilus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae)

Abstract

TWO MEXICAN SPECIES-GROUPS OF THE LARGE BUPRESTID GENUS AGRILUS CURTIS 1825 ARE DEFINED AS FOLLOWS: THE AGRILUS BIPLAGIATUS-GROUP CONTAINS: PARADOMORPHUS BIPLAGIATUS WATERHOUSE, P. CARISSIMUS WATERHOUSE AND A. CLYRINOIDES SP. NOV.; THE AGRILUS COATLYCUEI-GROUP CONTAINS: A. COATLYCUEI FISHER AND A. BICOLOROPSIS SP. NOV. THESE SPECIES-GROUPS ARE BRIEFLY CONTRASTED TO AGRILUS (S. STR. FIDE ALEXEEV 1998) AND THE SPECIES OF EACH GROUP ARE DISTINGUISHED IN TWO DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS ILLUSTRATE DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES AND MALE GENITALIA.