Species Melobasis kaszabi (Pochon, 1967)
- Briseis kaszabi Pochon, H. 1967. Beschreibung neuer Bupresiden aus der Sammlung des Naturwissenschaftlichen Museums, Budapest. 2. Teil. Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici (Zoologica) 59: 279-282 [279].
Type data:
Holotype HNHM sex unknown, Australia occid.
Paratype(s) NMPC 1 specimen, sex unknown.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), Central Kimberley (CK), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Esperance Plains (ESP), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Alphitonia petriei Braid & C.T.White [RHAMNACEAE] White Ash), volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Alphitonia petriei Braid & C.T.White [RHAMNACEAE] White Ash).
Associated Flora References
Bellamy, C.L., Williams, G.A., Hasenpusch, J. & Sundholm, A. 2013. A summary of the published data on host plants and morphology of immature stages of Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with additional new records. Insecta Mundi 0293: 1-172 [62] (Alphitonia petriei)
Levey, B. 2012. A Revision of the Australian species of the genus Melobasis Laporte & Gory 1837 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Part 1 (Introductory material, key to species-groups and keys to species of the thoracica, pusilla, formosa, propinqua & gloriosa species-groups). Zootaxa 3464: 1-107 [20] (Alphitonia petriei)
General References
Levey, B. 2018. A revision of the Australian species of the genus Melobasis Laporte & Gory 1837 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Part 2 (Revision of the nervosa species group). Zootaxa 4528(1): 1-79 [29, Figs 26, 63–64, 127–128, 162, 173, 207]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2022 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Aug-2021 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 27-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 24-Dec-2020 | BUPRESTOIDEA | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 05-Mar-2019 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2019 | Buprestinae Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2019 | Buprestinae Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Jan-2014 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 10-Oct-2012 | 10-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-Oct-2012 | 10-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 13-Nov-2012 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED |