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From "Coleotteri Buprestidi d'Italia" Curletti:

"Parte centrale del pronoto composta da scultura forte, formata da fossette circolari profonde"
(See picture).. Since I do not have A. crinita in my collection I cannot compare it... But it looks quite "forte"

"Parte laterale dell’apice elitrale fortemente denticolato"
--> Si, picture

"In Italia quasi sempre con riflessi blu"
--> Not really!

I would stick to prunneri, it just looks a bit odd.. What would you say?

Grazie mille

Yes, with these last photos, I can confirm it is prunneri. I think also Ilja will be of the same opinion.

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Maurizio Gigli
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Yes, its identical to A.prunneri differential markers, or - more precisely, very identical to sardoan quercophagid species, which is now known as A.prunneri...

Im sure, that this form of A.prunneri is sardoan endemit. Southfrench melanic A.prunneri looks as something other....
But that's another chapter ...

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