Species Castiarina rufipennis (Kirby, 1818)
- Buprestis rufipennis Kirby, W. 1818. XXVIII. A description of several new species of insects collected in New Holland by Robert Brown, Esq. F.R.S. Lib. Linn. Soc. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 12: 454-482 pls XXI-XXIII [456].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown sex unknown, Australia (as Nouv.-Holl.). - Stigmodera (Temognatha) crocipennis Gory, H.L. & Laporte de Castelnau, F.L. 1838. Histoire naturelle et iconographie des insectes Coléoptères. Monographie des buprestides. genera: Stigmodera, Polycesta, Belionota, Eurybia (genera paged separately). Paris : P. Duménil Vol. 2(17-24). [21].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP sex unknown, Swan-River, Australia (as Riviere des Cygnes, Nouv.-Holl.). - Stigmodera nigricollis Waterhouse, C.O. in 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: 337-367 [350] [nom. nud.; listed by Carter as nigricollis Waterhouse in a key and as ?nigricollis Waterhouse teste Carter, 1931 by Obenberger, J. 1934. Buprestidae 3. pp. 569–781 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 132].
- Stigmodera (Castiarina) rufipennis quadrifoveolata Obenberger, J. 1933. Notes on the Australian genus Stigmodera Eschsch. (Col. Bupr.). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 30: 65-76, 104-112 [69] [unavailable name, variety of rufipennis Kirby, 1818].
Type data:
Holotype NMPC 23385 sex unknown, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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] [53]
- Barker, S. 1980. New species and new synonyms of Stigmodera (Castiarina) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 104(1): 1-7 [1]
- 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 [33]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gascoyne (GAS), Gawler (GAW), Gibson Desert (GD), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Jarrah Forest (JF), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Mallee (MAL), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pilbara (PIL), 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), Stony Plains (STP), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tanami (TAN), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, florivore (associated flora: Bursaria spinosa Cav. [PITTOSPORACEAE] Boxthorn (on flowers); Nuytsia floribunda (Labill.) R.Br. ex G.Don [LORANTHACEAE] Christmas Tree (on flowers); Angophora hispida (Sm.) Blaxell [MYRTACEAE] Dwarf Apple (on flowers); Leptospermum scoparium J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. [MYRTACEAE] Manuka (on flowers); Leptospermum myrtifolium Sieber ex DC. [MYRTACEAE] Myrtle Teatree (on flowers); Eucalyptus sieberi L.A.S.Johnson [MYRTACEAE] Silvertop Ash (on flowers); Leptospermum flavescens Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Tantoon (on flowers); Leptospermum spp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-trees (on flowers); Kunzea ambigua (Sm.) Druce [MYRTACEAE] Tick Bush (on flowers); Ozothamnus diosmifolius? (Vent.) DC. [ASTERACEAE] White Dogwood (on flowers); Leptospermum polygalifolium Salisb. [MYRTACEAE] (on flowers); Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied. [MYRTACEAE] (on flowers)), volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Acacia ulicifolia (Salisb.) Court [FABACEAE] Juniper Wattle; Acacia cyclops A.Cunn. ex G.Don [FABACEAE] Western Coastal Wattle).
Extra Ecological Information
Williams (1977) and Hawkeswood (1978) recorded this species from flowers of Leptospermum flavescens and L. phylicoides. (Myrtaceae), Hawkeswood & Peterson (1982) cited Froggatt's (1893) record of this species' larvae from Acacia brownii, Williams & Williams (1983) recorded this species (partly as quadrifoveolata) from Angophora hispida, Eucalyptus sieberi, Leptospermum flavescens and two unidentified species of Leptospermum, Williams (1995) added Acmena smithii (Myrtaceae) and Cowie (2001) suggested this species would be attracted to Leptospermum spp. in Tasmanian habitats.
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 [280] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Cowie, D. 2001. Jewel Beetles of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Field Naturalists' Club Inc. 41 pp. [12] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Froggatt, W.W. 1893. On the life-histories of Australian Coleoptera (Part I). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 18: 27-42 [36] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Froggatt, W.W. 1914. Insects associated with Angophora cordifolia. The Australian Naturalist 3: 18-20 [18] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Gurney, W.B. 1911. A study of wattle trees (Acacia) and a list of insects of wattle trees. The Australian Zoologist 2: 56-59 [58] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1978. Observations on some Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from the Blue Mountains, N.S.W. The Australian Zoologist 19(3): 257-275 [260] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Hawkeswood, T. J. 1981. Notes on the pollination of Nuytsia floribunda (Labill.) R.Br. (Loranthaceae) and some literature reviewed. Western Australian Naturalist 15: 17-21 [17] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1987. Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, NSW : Angus & Robertson 248 pp. [266] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Turner, J. & Hawkeswood, T.J. 1998. Taxonomy, biology, geographic distribution and conservation of the rare Australian jewel beetle Stigmodera (Castiarina) armata Thomson (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 8(44): 191-206 [203] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Van Den Berg, M.A. 1980. Natural enemies of Acacia cyclops A. Cunn. ex G. Don and Acacia saligna (Labill.) Wendl. in Western Australia. II. Coleoptera. Phytophylactica 12: 169-171 [169] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Webb, G.A. 1986. Some insect pollinators of Kunzea ambigua (Sm.) Druce (Myrtaceae) near Sydney, New South Wales. The Victorian Naturalist 103(1): 12-15 [14] (Leptospermum flavescens)
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 [60] (Leptospermum flavescens)
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] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Williams, G.A. 1977. A list of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) collected from Leptospermum flavescens Sm. at East Minto, New South Wales. Australian Entomological Magazine 3: 81-82 [82] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Williams, G.A. 1995. Pollination Ecology of Lowland Subtropical Rainforests in New South Wales. Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, University of New South Wales, Kensington. (Leptospermum flavescens)
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 [88] (Leptospermum flavescens)
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 [20]
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 [33] (checklist)
Blackburn, T. 1900. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXVI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 24: 35-68 [Date published Aug. 1900] [42] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement crocipennis synonym of parallela)
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 [13] (Map 204)
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] [297]
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 [342] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement crocipennis valid, nigricollis as its synonym)
Carter, H.J. 1940. Australian Buprestidae and the Junk Catalogue. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 6: 380-389 [387] (croceipennis)
Cowie, D. 2001. Jewel Beetles of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Field Naturalists' Club Inc. 41 pp. [12] (host and distribution)
Froggatt, W.W. 1893. On the life-histories of Australian Coleoptera (Part I). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 18: 27-42 (larval host note)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1978. Observations on some Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from the Blue Mountains, N.S.W. The Australian Zoologist 19(3): 257-275 [260] (host notes)
Hawkeswood, T.J. & Peterson, M. 1982. A review of larval host records for Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Victorian Naturalist 99: 240-251 [245] (larval food plant)
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 [94] (2915)
Obenberger, J. 1933. Notes on the Australian genus Stigmodera Eschsch. (Col. Bupr.). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 30: 65-76, 104-112 [69]
Obenberger, J. 1934. Buprestidae 3. pp. 569-781 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 132. [733] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement crocipennis as variety)
Obenberger, J. 1934. Buprestidae 3. pp. 569-781 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 132. [733]
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] [53]
Williams, G.A. 1977. A list of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) collected from Leptospermum flavescens Sm. at East Minto, New South Wales. Australian Entomological Magazine 3: 81-82 [82] (adult host plant)
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