Species Castiarina indistincta (Saunders, 1869)
- Stigmodera indistincta Saunders, E. 1869. Buprestidae. Part I. pp. 1-27 in Saunders, E. (ed.). Insecta Saundersiana: or characters of undescribed species in the collection of William Wilson Saunders, Esq. London : J. van Voorst Vol. 3. [11].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH number and sex unknown, NSW; NMPC sex unknown, NSW. - Stigmodera (Castiarina) indistincta anchorifera Obenberger, J. 1933. Notes on the Australian genus Stigmodera Eschsch. (Col. Bupr.). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 30: 65-76, 104-112 [76] [unavailable name, variety of indistincta Saunders, 1869].
Type data:
Holotype NMPC sex unknown, none given. - Stigmodera (Castiarina) indistincta electa Obenberger, J. 1933. Notes on the Australian genus Stigmodera Eschsch. (Col. Bupr.). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 30: 65-76, 104-112 [76] [junior homonym of electa Kerremans, 1898; unavailable name, variety of indistincta Saunders, 1869].
Type data:
Holotype NMPC sex unknown, none given. - Stigmodera (Castiarina) indistincta acclivis Obenberger, J. 1933. Notes on the Australian genus Stigmodera Eschsch. (Col. Bupr.). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 30: 65-76, 104-112 [76] [unavailable name, variety of indistincta Saunders, 1869].
Type data:
Holotype NMPC sex unknown, none given. - Stigmodera (Castiarina) indistincta extrema Obenberger, J. 1933. Notes on the Australian genus Stigmodera Eschsch. (Col. Bupr.). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 30: 65-76, 104-112 [76] [unavailable name, variety of indistincta Saunders, 1869].
Type data:
Holotype NMPC sex unknown, none given.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Barker, S. 1986. Stigmodera (Castiarina) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae): taxonomy, new species and a checklist. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 110(1): 1-36 [31]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, florivore (associated flora: Angophora hispida (Sm.) Blaxell [MYRTACEAE] Dwarf Apple (on flowers); Leptospermum flavescens Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Tantoon (on flowers)), volant.
Larva: wood-borer.
Extra Ecological Information
Williams & Williams (1983) recorded this species from Angophora hispida and Leptospermum flavescens.
Associated Flora References
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 [241] (Angophora hispida)
Froggatt, W.W. 1914. Insects associated with Angophora cordifolia. The Australian Naturalist 3: 18-20 [18] (Angophora hispida)
Webb, G.A. 1987. Beetle visitors to flowers of Angophora hispida (Sm.) Blaxell (Myrtaceae) and some other Angophora in the Sydney Region. Australian Zoologist 23: 59-62 [61] (Angophora hispida)
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 [87] (Angophora hispida)
General References
Barker, S. 1979. New species and a catalogue of Stigmodera (Castiarina) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 103(1): 1-23 [18]
Barker, S. 1986. Stigmodera (Castiarina) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae): taxonomy, new species and a checklist. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 110(1): 1-36 [31] (checklist)
Burns, G.G. & Burns, A.J. 1992. The distribution of Victorian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) - an ENTRECS project. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Victoria 5: 1-53 [12] (Map 160)
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] [296]
Masters, G. 1886. Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of Australia. Part III. Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 1: 21-126 [88] (2846)
Obenberger, J. 1934. Buprestidae 3. pp. 569-781 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 132. [712]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2024 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Sep-2024 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 10-Sep-2024 | MOVED | |
| 16-Jun-2022 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-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) |
| 15-Nov-2012 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |