Species Astraeus (Astraeus) samouelli Saunders, 1868
- Astraeus samouelli 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] [10].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH ♀, Australia.Secondary source:
Barker, S. 1975. Revision of the genus Astraeus Laporte & Gory (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 99(9): 105-142 [122]. - Astraeus splendens embrikiellus Obenberger, J. 1936. Eine Festarbeit zum sechzigjährigen Jubiläum meines Freundes Univ.-Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand. Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand, Riga 1: 97-145 [133] [unavailable name, variety of splendens van de Poll, 1889].
Type data:
Holotype NMPC 21989 sex unknown, Comara, NSW.
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 [122]
Ecological Descriptors
Adults: shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Allocasuarina littoralis (Salisb.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Black She-Oak; Allocasuarina verticillata (Lam.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Drooping She-Oak; Casuarina sp. [CASUARINACEAE] She-Oak; Allocasuarina littoralis (Salisb.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE]).
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 [122] (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)
Brooks, J.G. 1965. North Queensland Coleoptera - their food and host plants. III. North Queensland Naturalist 32(138): 29-30 [30] (Allocasuarina littoralis)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 2007. A review of the biology and a new larval host plant for Cyrioides imperialis (Fabricius, 1801) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema Supplementary Paper 25: 1-3 [3] (Allocasuarina littoralis)
Williams, G. & Watkins, S. 1985. A new species of Nascioides Kerremans (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 24(4): 255–259 [258] (Allocasuarina littoralis)
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 | |
| 28-Jan-2014 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 14-Jan-2011 | 14-Jan-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |