Agrilus guerryi Obenberger, 1933
General distribution: Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe
Province records: ER
Syntype: NMPC.
Type locality:
“Rhodesia” [Zimbabwe]
Type repository:
Holotype ♂: NMPC
Ecology:
This apparent lygaeid-mimicking species was collected in South Africa by beating Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. (Fabaceae). (Bellamy & Westcott 1988)
Flight period:
I
Size:
15 mm
Remarks:
Previously not recorded from Namibia. The spelling “guercyi” given in recent catalogues is incorrect and does not correspond with the original description. [unpubl.]
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