Species Agrilus (Agrilus) koala Curletti, 2001
- Agrilus (Agrilus) koala Curletti, G. 2001. The genus Agrilus in Australia (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Jewel Beetles 9: 1-45, 8 pls [17].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂ (beating foliage of Acacia burkittii, 1.ii.1998, C. L. Bellamy), 75.7 road km E of McDermid Road, WA [32.11°S 121.29°E].
Paratype(s) MCCI 1 specimen (2 Jan. 1971, K. E. Carnaby), Lake Grace, WA; GHNC 1 specimen (2 Jan. 1971, K. E. Carnaby, on Acacia), Lake Grace, WA; ANIC 9 specimens (2 Jan. 1971, K. E. Carnaby, on Acacia), Lake Grace, WA; GHNC 2 specimens (2 Jan. 1971, K. E. Carnaby), Lake Grace, WA; ANIC 1 specimen (J. Clark), Geraldton WA; ANIC 1 specimen, Wembley Park WA, J. W. Brown; NMV 1 specimen (Jan 1939, F. E. Wilson), Dedari WA; NMV 1 specimen (12-20 Dec. 1956, A. S. Nell), Bunbury WA; SAMA 1 specimen. (19 January 1955, J. Baldwin), Wylie's Lake, Manclurah S.W. Australia; SAMA 1 specimen (E.F. du Boulay), Kondinin WA,; WAM 1 specimen (Feb. 1914), Cunderdin WA; WAM 5 specimens (Feb. 1914), Cunderdin, WA; WAM 1 specimen (E. F. du Boulay), locality unknown; WAM 38-737 6 specimens, Wubin,; MHC 1 specimen (30 Jan. 1992, T.M.S. Hanlon), N7T WA,; MCCI 1 specimen (30 Jan. 1992, T.M.S. Hanlon), N7T WA,; MHC 1 specimen (on Acacia leaves, 16.i.1989, M. Powell), 6 km S Paynes Find WA; MHC 2 specimens (Acacia leaves, 20.i.1999, D. Knowles), Boulder Rock, Brookton Hwy WA; MHC 1 specimen (26.12.89), Yellowdine, WA; MCCI 1 specimen (01.93), Yellowdine, WA; MCCI 1 specimen (23.12.1913-23.I.1914, R.E. Turner), Yallingup, WA; CLBC 1 specimen (31.I.1974), Grace, WA; DGCI 3 specimens (2.1.1973), Lake Grace, WA; DGCI 1 specimen (I.1997), Goldfields.
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Carnarvon (CAR), 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), Nullarbor (NUL), Pilbara (PIL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: NW coastal, SW coastal, W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, folivore (associated flora: Acacia acuminata burkittii (F.Muell. ex Benth.) Kodela & Tindale [FABACEAE] Burkitt's Wattle (on leaves); Acacia sp. [FABACEAE] Wattle (on leaves)), volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Acacia sp. [FABACEAE] Wattle).
General 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 [76]
History of changes
Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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03-Oct-2024 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
03-Oct-2024 | Agrilinae Gory & Laporte, 1835 | 10-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | |
16-Jun-2022 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
04-Aug-2021 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
24-Dec-2020 | BUPRESTOIDEA | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
05-Mar-2019 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
13-Jun-2017 | Agrilus Curtis, 1825 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
28-Jan-2014 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
05-Mar-2013 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
17-Dec-2010 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |