About the Agrilus from UNESP collection, University of Ilha Solteira (SP), and two additional new taxa from Amazonia - Species checklist and descriptions

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A faunistic checklist of Agrilus species (Buprestidae) collected by researchers at the Department of Plant Protection of UNESP in Ilha Solteira is provided, with collection records transcribed from specimen labels. The study describes a new species, Agrilus adrianae sp. n., and adds two further newly recognized taxa from the Museum of Zoology of São Paulo (MZSP): Agrilus matus sp. n. and Agrilus subtilis sp. n. Unidentified material is addressed using diagnostic methods based on male genitalia when required.

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About the Agrilus from UNESP collection, University of Ilha Solteira (SP), and two additional new taxa from Amazonia (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) Gianfranco CURLETTI¹* & Letizia MIGLIORE² ¹ c/o Museum of Natural History, Carmagnola, [Italy. E-mail giancurletti@gmail.com](Italy. E-mail giancurletti@gmail.com) ² Museu de Zoologia da Universidade, Ipiranga, São Paulo, Brazil. *Corresponding Author Abstract. A list of Agrilus species (Buprestidae) collected by researchers at the Department of Plant Protection (UNESP) in Ilha Solteira is provided. The contribution includes the description of a new species, Agrilus adrianaesp. n., to which are added the descriptions of two additional entities found in the collections of the Museum of Zoology ofSão Paulo (MZSP): Agrilus matus sp. n. and Agrilus subtilis sp. n. Riassunto. Sugli Agrilus della collezione dell’UNESP, Università di Ilha Solteira (SP) e su ulteriori due nuovi taxa dell’Amazzonia (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). È proposto un elenco delle specie del genere Agrilus rinvenuti dai ricercatori del Department of Plant Protection (UNESP) di Ilha Solteria. Il contributo comprende la descrizione di una nuova specie, Agrilus adrianae sp. n., cui sono aggiunte le descrizioni di ulteriori due entità rintracciate nelle collezioni del Museo di Zoologia di São Paulo (MZSP): Agrilus matus sp. n. e Agrilus subtilis sp. n. Resumo. Sobre os Agrilus da coleção da UNESP, Campus Ilha Solteira (SP) e descrição de duas novas espécies para Amazônia (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). É proposta uma lista de espécies pertencentes ao gênero Agrilus coletados pelos pesquisadores do Departamento Plant Protection (Unesp - Ilha Solteira) . O trabalho inclui adescrição de uma nova espécie, Agrilus adrianae sp. n. e duas novas espécies encontradas nas coleções do Museude Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo (MZSP): Agrilus matus sp. n. e Agrilus subtilis sp. n. Key words. Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Brazil, checklist, Agrilus new species. ZooBank registration. [https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/a83a3a27-5887-49dd-87f4-85b5637bc8f6](https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/a83a3a27-5887-49dd-87f4-85b5637bc8f6) [https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/15d891b5-2d47-4b1c-8af3-0654c519c1b7](https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/15d891b5-2d47-4b1c-8af3-0654c519c1b7) [https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/a2c8a61e-2c6e-481d-bb84-fc56afb393d7](https://zoobank.org/NomenclaturalActs/a2c8a61e-2c6e-481d-bb84-fc56afb393d7) Citation: CURLETTI G. & MIGLIORE L., 2024. About the Agrilus from UNESP collection, University of Ilha Solteira (SP), and two additional new taxa from Amazonia (Coleoptera, Buprestidae) . Onychium, 17(4): 227-235. Introduction In November 2018, after the invitation of Prof. Carlos Fletchmann , a specialist in Curculionidae Scolytinae, we had the opportunity to visit the Plant Protection Department of the University of Ilha Solteira (UNESP) in the state of São Paulo. This possibility was the natural development of a previous collaboration (CURLETTI & MIGLIORE, 2014) . On that occasion, we had the opportunity to revise the collection, get to know the staff of collaborators, and learn their working methodology in the search for xylophages harmful to cultivated plants in their experimental facilities. The use of window traps placed between branches and primed with ethanol is also moderately attractive to Buprestidae, particularly species of the genus Agrilus. The importance of the collection is, in our opinion, the fact that each specimen is accompanied not only by the essential data (locality, date, collector), but is enriched with further important information concerning the biotope in which they were found, providing previously unpublished information on the biology of the species. For this reason, it is considered useful to provide a list of the species preserved in the UNESP and Museu de Zoologia, São Paulo (MZSP) collections and currently on loan for study in the Museo Civico di Storia N

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How are specimens prepared and how are they documented for identification?

Specimens are prepared dry and glued onto specially shaped cards for anatomical observation; genitalia may be dissected and dry-mounted. Collecting and locality data are given verbatim from specimen labels, with photos processed using Zerene Stacker.

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