Species Astraeus (Astraeus) crassus van de Poll, 1889

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• Astraeus crassus Poll, J.R.H. Neervoort van de 1889. Monographical essay on the Australian buprestid genus Astraeus C. et G. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 32: 79-110 [95].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP sex unknown, Bowen (as Port Denison), Brisbane, QLD.
• Astraeus flavopictus Poll, J.R.H. Neervoort van de 1886. Description of three new species and a synopsis of the buprestid genus Astraeus, C. & G. Notes from the Leyden Museum 8: 175-180 [180] [junior homonym of flavopictus Laporte & Gory, 1837].

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Barker, S. 1975. Revision of the genus Astraeus Laporte & Gory (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 99(9): 105-142 [126]

Ecological Descriptors

Adults: shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Allocasuarina littoralis (Salisb.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Black She-Oak), shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Allocasuarina nana (Sieber ex Spreng.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Dwarf She-Oak), shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Allocasuarina torulosa (Aiton) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Forest She Oak), shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Casuarina cunninghamiana Miq. [CASUARINACEAE] River She-Oak), shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Allocasuarina luehmannii (R.T.Baker) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Bull-Oak, Buloke).

Larvae: shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Bursaria spinosa Cav. [PITTOSPORACEAE] Boxthorn), shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Bursaria spinosa Cav. [PITTOSPORACEAE] Boxthorn).

Associated Flora References

Barker, S. 1975. Revision of the genus Astraeus Laporte & Gory (Coleoptera : Buprestidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 99(3): 105–142 [127] (Allocasuarina luehmannii)

Bellamy, C.L. 2002. Coleoptera: Buprestoidea. In Houston, W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 29.5. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. pp. XII 491 +4 colour pls [19] (Allocasuarina luehmannii)

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1985. New larval host records for two Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 39: 258 [258] (Allocasuarina luehmannii)

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1986. A list and notes on the Buprestidae (Coleoptera) collected during 1977-79 from the Armidale district, New South Wales. Contributions to Australian Biological Science 1: 1-12 (Allocasuarina luehmannii)

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1993. A list and notes on some Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from the Armidale area, New South Wales, Australia. Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 6: 437-447 [438] (Allocasuarina luehmannii)

Turner, J. & Hawkeswood, T.J. 1996. A note on the larval host plant and biology of the Australian jewel beetle Astraeus crassus Van de Poll (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Mauritiana (Altenburg) 16: 75-79 [76] (Allocasuarina luehmannii)

Williams, G.A. 1983. Observations on the genus Alcinous Deyrolle (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Victorian Naturalist 100: 37-39 [86] (Allocasuarina luehmannii)

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