Species Astraeus (Astraeus) minutus Barker, 1975

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• Astraeus (Astraeus) minutus Barker, S. 1975. Revision of the genus Astraeus Laporte & Gory (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 99(9): 105-142 [115].

  Type data:

   Holotype SAMA I 20459 ♂, South Tammin Flora Reserve, WA.
  Paratype(s) SAMA I 20460 ♀ (allotype), South Tammin Flora Reserve, WA; ANIC 1 ♂, South Tammin Flora Reserve, WA; MNHP 1 ♂, South Tammin Flora Reserve, WA; SAMA 1 ♂, South Tammin Flora Reserve, WA; BMNH 1 ♂, South Tammin Flora Reserve, WA; WAM 2 ♂, South Tammin Flora Reserve, WA.

  Type host:

   Casuarina huegeliana ((Miq.) L.A.S. Johnson, 1982) [CASUARINACEAE]

Ecological Descriptors

Adults: shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Allocasuarina huegeliana (Miq.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Rock She-Oak; Allocasuarina campestris (Diels) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Tamma, She-Oak).

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 [115] (Allocasuarina campestris)

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 [23] (Allocasuarina campestris)

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 (Allocasuarina huegeliana)

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