Species Agrilus (Agrilus) aurovittatus Hope, 1846
- Agrilus aurovittatus Hope, F.W. 1846. Descriptions of new species of Buprestidae from New Holland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 17: 62-65 [64].
Type data:
Holotype OUM COLE0912 sex unknown, Morialta (as Moriatta), SA. - Agrilus donovani Obenberger, J. 1959. Sur les espèces du genre Agrilus Curtis de l'Australie et Océanie (Coleoptera Buprestidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 33: 223-240 [233].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMPC number and sex unknown, WA. - Agrilus transverserugatus Obenberger, J. 1959. Sur les espèces du genre Agrilus Curtis de l'Australie et Océanie (Coleoptera Buprestidae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 33: 223-240 [229].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMPC number and sex unknown, Peak Downs, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Curletti, G. 2001. The genus Agrilus in Australia (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Jewel Beetles 9: 1-45, 8 pls [20]
Distribution
States
Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
IBRA
ACT, NSW, Qld, SA, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Australian Capital Territory
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs
- Western Australia: SW coastal, W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Allocasuarina torulosa (Aiton) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Forest She Oak; Allocasuarina huegeliana (Miq.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Rock She-Oak), volant.
Larva: wood-borer.
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 [75]
Carter, H.J. 1924. Australian Coleoptera — notes and new species. No. iii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49: 19–45 [29]
Carter, H.J. 1929. A check list of the Australian Buprestidae. With tables and keys to sub-families, tribes, and genera (by A. Théry). The Australian Zoologist 5(4): 265-304 [Date published 24 Mar 1929] [275]
Curletti, G. 2001. The genus Agrilus in Australia (Coleoptera, Buprestidae). Jewel Beetles 9: 1-45, 8 pls [20]
Hope, F.W. 1846. Descriptions of new species of Buprestidae from New Holland, chiefly collected by D. E. Fortnum, Esq. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 4: 208-220 [Date published 2 Mar. 1846] [218] (second description)
Masters, G. 1886. Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of Australia. Part III. Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 1: 21-126 [105] (3027)
Obenberger, J. 1936. Buprestidae 5. pp. 935-1246 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. ‘s-Gravenhage : W. Junk Vol. 152. [1074]
Saunders, E. 1868. A revision of the Australian Buprestidae described by the Rev. F. W. Hope. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 16: 1-67 [Date published April 1868] [63]
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 | |
| 13-Jun-2017 | Agrilus Curtis, 1825 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Jan-2014 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 05-Mar-2013 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 17-Dec-2010 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED |