Subspecies Melobasis vertebralis cuneata Levey, 2018
- Melobasis vertebralis cuneata 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 [44, Figs 12–15, 55–58, 116–117, 156, 198–199].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, Sims Gap W. of Rankins Springs, NSW.
Paratype(s) numerous specimens ♂ and ♀, Central NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IBRA
NSW: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore, volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Acacia leiocalyx (Domin) Pedley [FABACEAE] Early Flowering Black Wattle).
History of changes
Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 30-Dec-2018 | ADDED |