Species Belionota prasina (Thunberg, 1789)
- Buprestis prasina Thunberg, C.P. 1789. Dissertatio Entomologica novas insectorum species, sistens, cujus partem secundum, cons exper. facult. med. upsal., publice ventilandam exhibent. Upsaliae : J. Edman Vol. 5 pp. 84-106. [90].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM sex unknown, China. - Belionota aenea Deyrolle, H. 1865. Description des Buprestides de la Malaisie recueillis par M. Wallace. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 8: 1-269 pls i-iv [Date published Mar 1965: publication bears the date of 1864 but was not published until March 1865] [82].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP sex unknown, New Guinee, Waigiou, Key, Arrow, Matabilla. - Belionota saundersii Waterhouse, C.O. 1894. New Coleoptera from the Australian Region. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 6 13: 283-288 [285].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH sex unknown, Cape York, QLD. - Belionota carteri Carter, H.J. 1924. Australian Coleoptera — notes and new species. No. iii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49: 19–45 [nom. nud.].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Carter, H.J. 1924. Australian Coleoptera — notes and new species. No. iii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49: 19–45 [23]
- Théry, A. 1929. Révision monographie des espèces du genre Belionota. Annales de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 74: 132-147 [141]
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. [BOMBACEAE] Kapok Tree; Casuarina sp. [CASUARINACEAE] She-Oak), volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn. [BOMBACEAE] Kapok Tree; Mangifera indica L. [ANACARDIACEAE] Mango; Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf. [FABACEAE] Orange Flame Tree).
Associated Flora References
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 [67] (Ceiba pentandra)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 2002. Notes on Belionota prasina (Thunberg, 1789) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Cebu Island, central Philippines, South-east Asia. Spilopyra 2: 1-3 [1] (Ceiba pentandra)
Tung, V.W.-Y. 1983. Common Malaysian beetles. Malaysian Nature Handbooks. Kuala Lumpur : Longman Malaysia Sdn. Berhad pp. 142. [32 colour plates] [70] (Ceiba pentandra)
General References
Carter, H.J. 1929. A check list of the Australian Buprestidae. With tables and keys to sub-families, tribes, and genera (by A. Théry). The Australian Zoologist 5(4): 265-304 [Date published 24 Mar 1929] [281] (aenea as senior synonym)
Obenberger, J. 1928. Opuscula Buprestologica I. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Buprestiden (Col.). Archiv für Naturgeschichte 92(9-11): 1-350 [54]
Obenberger, J. 1934. Buprestidae 3. pp. 569-781 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 132. [675]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2024 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Jun-2022 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 10-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Aug-2021 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 24-Dec-2020 | BUPRESTOIDEA | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 05-Mar-2019 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2019 | Buprestinae Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2019 | Buprestinae Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Jan-2014 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |