Species Astraeus (Depollus) irregularis van de Poll, 1889

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• Astraeus irregularis 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 [86].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP sex unknown, 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 [112].

Ecological Descriptors

Adults: shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Allocasuarina sp. [CASUARINACEAE] She-Oak), shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Allocasuarina inophloia (F.Muell. & F.M.Bailey) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Stringybark She-Oak), shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Allocasuarina huegeliana (Miq.) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Rock She-Oak).

Larvae: shrubs and small trees (associated flora: Allocasuarina luehmannii (R.T.Baker) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Bull-Oak, Buloke).

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 [112] (Allocasuarina huegeliana)

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 [191] (Allocasuarina huegeliana)

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 [27] (Allocasuarina huegeliana)

Goudie, J.C. 1920. Notes on the Coleoptera of north-western Victoria. Part VIII. Victorian Naturalist 37: 28-34 [29] (Allocasuarina huegeliana)

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 [78] (Allocasuarina huegeliana)

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