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Gianfranco Curletti

  • Biodiversity Journal, 5 (2): 197-200

    Gianfranco Curletti & Letizia Migliore
    A new species of Agrilus Curtis, 1825 from Brazil (Coleoptera Buprestidae)

    ABSTRACT
    A research of Museu de Entomologia da FEIS/UNESP, campus de Ilha Solteira, São Paulo (SP) region, Brazil (MEFEIS) in order to monitoring the secondary xylophagous species, showed the presence of a new species of Agrilus Curtis, 1825 (Coleoptera Buprestidae) that is here described: Agrilus (Agrilus) flechtmanni n. sp.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 4 (4): 443-450

    Gianfranco Curletti, Sérvio P. Ribeiro & Letizia Migliore
    Preliminary contribution to the knowledge of Coleoptera Buprestidae from Atlantic rainforest regions of Rio Doce and Itacolomi State Parks of Minas Gerais, Brazil. The genera Agrilus Curtis, 1825, Autarcontes Waterhouse, 1887, and Geralius Harold, 1869

    ABSTRACT
    A checklist of species belonging to Agrilus Curtis, 1825, Autarcontes Waterhouse, 1887, and Geralius Harold, 1869 genera found in Rio Doce and Itacolomi Estadual Parks is given. 19 species are listed, 5 of which are new for the science and here described: Agrilus pirilampo n. sp., A. disorientatus n. sp., A. coal n. sp., A. rarestriatus n. sp., A. taediosus n. sp. Most species were found in one sampling season and reflect a quite favourable rainforest for xylophagous species. The high dominance of Leguminosae large tree species could be related to this pattern.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 4 (3): 407-410

    Gianfranco Curletti
    New species of Agrilus Curtis, 1825 belonging to the subgenus Nigritius Curletti, 1998 from Ethiopic Region (Coleoptera Buprestidae Agrilini)

    ABSTRACT
    Four new W African species are described: Agrilus (Nigritius) massaronei n. sp. from Gabon, Agrilus (Nigritius) yangambii n. sp. from Congo Democratic Republic, Agrilus (Nigritius) ivorianus n. sp. and Agrilus (Nigritius) bancoi n. sp. both from Ivory Coast.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 15 (4): 777-786

    Gianfranco Curletti & Uitsiann Ong
    Contribution to knowledge of the genus Agrilus Curtis, 1825 (Coleoptera Buprestidae) of Taiwan. Part 4.
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2024.15.4.777.786
    https://www.zoobank.org/CE56C5BE-3EE1-413F-A26A-41130570AD11

    ABSTRACT
    In this fourth contribution seven further new species of Agrilus Curtis, 1825 (Coleoptera Buprestidae) from Taiwan are described: Agrilus albicans n. sp., A. chientai n. sp., A. lidao n. sp., A. pespilosus n. sp., A. sanguinolentus n. sp., A. volubilis n. sp., A. yamadai n. sp.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 14 (2): 0341-0354

    Gianfranco Curletti & Uitsiann Ong
    Contribution to knowledge of the genus Agrilus Curtis, 1825 of Taiwan. Part 3 (Coleoptera Buprestidae)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2023.14.2.341.354
    https://zoobank.org/CC9EF12D-C6C9-40EA-A671-60B42D43390A

    ABSTRACT
    In this third additional contribution 11 new entities of the genus Agrilus Curtis, 1825 (Coleoptera Buprestidae) found in Taiwan are described: Agrilus crussetosus n. sp., Agrilus chiachingae n. sp., Agrilus claudioi n. sp., Agrilus pullatus n. sp., Agrilus vicarius n. sp., Agrilus dulishan n. sp., Agrilus bocaki dimidius n. ssp., Agrilus inflammatus n. sp., Agrilus intimus n. sp., Agrilus lijia n. sp., Agrilus linctus n. sp.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 13 (4): 0895-0916

    Gianfranco Curletti & Uitsiann Ong
    Contribution to knowledge of the genus Agrilus Curtis, 1825 of Taiwan. Part 2 (Coleoptera Buprestidae)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2022.13.4.895.916
    https://www.zoobank.org/References/8663c0fc-e007-4e31-b3b2-a72f6f45cbe5

    ABSTRACT
    Our second contribution concerning the Agrilus Curtis, 1825 (Coleoptera Buprestidae) of Taiwan in which 15 new species and 2 new subspecies are described: A. iustusventer n. sp., A. dioptasius n. sp., A. chen n. sp., A. exophthalmus n. sp., A. polydeukes n. sp., A. valdedotatus n. sp., A. nasutus n. sp., A. baolai n. sp., A. dapan n. sp., A. lulinshan n. sp., A. dahanshan n. sp., A. takaharui n. sp., A. mica n. sp., A. attalicus n. sp., A. pericles n. sp., A. yakushimensis remotus n. ssp., A. esakii pudicus n. ssp. For each of these, photos of dorsal, ventral bodies and aedeagus are provided. Each entity is compared with species considered morphologically more similar.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 13 (3): 0707-0716

    Gianfranco Curletti & Uitsiann Ong
    Contribution to knowledge of the genus Agrilus Curtis, 1825 (Coleoptera Buprestidae) of Taiwan. Part 1
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2022.13.3.707.716
    https://www.zoobank.org/References/06076fc3-4a7a-45c6-bd40-c84c10662b52

    ABSTRACT
    Years of research carried out by one of the Authors on the Taiwanese Buprestidae fauna, led to the discovery several taxa unknown to science. In this first contribution, seven new species belonging to the genus Agrilus Curtis, 1825 are described and illustrated: A. coccinellus n. sp., A. fongmuorum n. sp., A. pylades n. sp., A. convexivertex n. sp., A. clavulatus n. sp., A. rhusphagus n. sp., A. firmianae n. sp.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 12 (4): 0973-0976

    Gianfranco Curletti
    Agrilus evocatus n. sp. of peninsular Italy and the some Tyrrhenian islands (Coleoptera Buprestidae)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2021.12.4.973.976
    https://www.zoobank.org/References/57017873-8fcf-4cad-930a-51ae78c0d104

    ABSTRACT
    A new species of the genus Agrilus Curtis, 1825 (Coleoptera Buprestidae) belonging to the “solieri group”, is described: Agrilus (Agrilus) evocatus n. sp. The new species is reported for peninsular Italy, Sardinia, Corsica and one island of the Tuscan Archipelago.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 12 (4): 0947-0950

    Gianfranco Curletti
    Agrilus (Anambus) peloritanus n. sp. from eastern Sicily, Italy (Coleoptera Buprestidae)
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2021.12.4.947.950
    https://www.zoobank.org/References/3b37a21a-6f88-4feb-9022-6144dc8a916f

    ABSTRACT
    A new species of Agrilus Curtis, 1835 (Coleoptera Buprestidae) found in the Peloritani Mountains, a mountain range in north-western Sicily (Italy), is described. This new species is similar to A. litura Kiesenwetter, 1857 but his aedeagus has membranous appendages on the outer side of the parameres, a character which characterizes many tropical species, and, apparently, unique among the fauna of western Europe.

  • Biodiversity Journal, 12 (2): 0463-0466

    Gianfranco Curletti
    Two new species of Agrilus Curtis, 1825 (Coleoptera Buprestidae) from Sicily, with one of Maghreb
    https://doi.org/10.31396/Biodiv.Jour.2021.12.2.463.466
    https://www.zoobank.org/References/bedede48-01d7-4712-a967-00febdbae1e0

    ABSTRACT
    Agrilus odysseus n. sp. (Coleoptera Buprestidae) from Sicily and Tunisia belonging to the “cinctus group” sensu Curletti, 1983 and A. contarinii from Sicily belonging to the “solieri group” sensu Schaefer, 1949 are described.