Species Astraeus (Astraeus) pygmaeus van de Poll, 1886

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• Astraeus pygmaeus 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 [178].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP sex unknown, QLD.
• Astraeus pygmaeus subfasciatus 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 [178] [variety of pygmaeus].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP ♀, QLD.

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Obenberger, J. 1930. Buprestidae 2. pp. 213-568 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 111. [366]

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 sp. [CASUARINACEAE] She-Oak), shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Allocasuarina verticillata (Lam.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Drooping 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 [118] (Allocasuarina littoralis)

Barker, S. 1989. Contributions to the taxonomy of Australian Buprestidae (Coleoptera): new species of Astraeus and Stigmodera (Castiarina) and a key to Astraeus (s.s.). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 113(4): 185-194 [192] (Allocasuarina littoralis)

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 [25] (Allocasuarina littoralis)

Carter, H.J. 1933. Gulliver in the bush. Wanderings of an Australian entomologists. Sydney : Angus & Robertson 234 pp. 9 pls. [41] (Allocasuarina littoralis)

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1978. Observations on some Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from the Blue Mountains, N.S.W. The Australian Zoologist 19(3): 257-275 [260] (Allocasuarina littoralis)

Williams, G.A. & Williams, T. 1983. A list of the Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of the Sydney basin, New South Wales, with adult food plant records and biological notes on food plant associations. Australian Entomological Magazine 9(6): 81-93 [86] (Allocasuarina littoralis)

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