Species Castiarina oblita (Carter, 1931)
- Stigmodera (Castiarina) oblita Carter, H.J. 1931. Notes on the genus Stigmodera (Family Buprestidae) together with descriptions of new species of and a retabulation of the subgenus Castiarina. The Australian Zoologist 6(4): 337-367 [347] [flavopicta species group].
Type data:
Holotype AM K67339 ♂, Dorrigo, NSW [30° 20' 28" S 152° 42' 50" E].
Paratype(s) AM ♀ (allotype); NMV T12156 sex unknown; NMV T3406 sex unknown.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Qld, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, florivore (associated flora: Bursaria spinosa Cav. [PITTOSPORACEAE] Boxthorn (on flowers); Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree (on flowers); Alphitonia excelsa (A.Cunn. ex Fenzl) Benth. [RHAMNACEAE] Red Ash (on flowers); Kunzea sp. [MYRTACEAE] (on flowers); Leptospermum polygalifolium Salisb. [MYRTACEAE] (on flowers)), volant.
Larva: wood-borer.
Extra Ecological Information
Hawkeswood (1981, 1990) recorded this species from flowers of Bursaria spinosa (Pittosporaceae), Williams (1995) recorded this species from Alphitonia excelsa (Rhamnaceae).
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 [260] (Bursaria spinosa)
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 [45] (Bursaria spinosa)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1981. Observations on some jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from the Armidale district, North-eastern New South Wales. Victorian Naturalist 98: 152-155 [152] (Bursaria spinosa)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1990. Insect pollination of Bursaria spinosa (Pittosporaceae) in the Armidale area, New South Wales, Australia. Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 5: 67-87 [72] (Bursaria spinosa)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1993. A list and notes on some Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from the Armidale area, New South Wales, Australia. Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 6: 437-447 [444] (Bursaria spinosa)
Turner, J. & Hawkeswood, T.J. 1994. Observations on some Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from the Kanangra-Boyd area, New South Wales, Australia. Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 7(36): 41-48 [46] (Bursaria spinosa)
Webb, G.A. 1994. Some insects found on blackthorn, Bursaria spinosa Cav. (Pittosporaceae) flowers at Bombala, New South Wales. Victorian Entomologist 111: 238-240 [239] (Bursaria spinosa)
Williams, G.A. 1995. Pollination Ecology of Lowland Subtropical Rainforests in New South Wales. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of New South Wales, Kensington. (Bursaria spinosa)
Williams, G.A. & Adam, P. 2001. The insect assemblage visiting the flowers of the subtropical rainforest pioneer tree Alphitonia excelsa (Fenzl) Reiss. ex Benth. (Rhamnaceae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 123: 235-259 [246] (Bursaria spinosa)
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 [19]
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 [32] (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 181)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1981. Observations on some jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from the Armidale district, North-eastern New South Wales. Victorian Naturalist 98: 152-155 [153]
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1990. Insect pollination of Bursaria spinosa (Pittosporaceae) in the Armidale area, New South Wales, Australia. Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 5: 67-87
Obenberger, J. 1934. Buprestidae 3. pp. 569-781 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 132. [722]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 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 |