Species Castiarina undulata (Donovan, 1805)
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown sex unknown, Australia (as New Holland).- Castiarina laportei Boheman, C.H. 1858. Coleoptera, species novas descripsit. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies resa Omkring Jorden … 1851-1853. Vol. ii, Zoologi, 1, Insecta. Stockholm : P.A. Norstedt & Söner 112 pp. [61].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM sex unknown, Sydney (as Nova Hollandia (Sidney)), NSW. - Stigmodera (Castiarina) opacipennis Obenberger, J. 1922. Beiträge zur Kenntnis Buprestiden (Col). Archiv für Naturgeschichte 88A 12: 64-168 [116].
Type data:
Holotype NMPC 23460 sex unknown, Sydney, NSW. - Stigmodera (Castiarina) undulata sydneyensis Obenberger, J. 1933. Notes on the Australian genus Stigmodera Eschsch. (Col. Bupr.). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechosloveniae 30: 65-76, 104-112 [76] [unavailable name, aberration of undulata Donovan, 1805].
Type data:
Holotype NMPC sex unknown, none given.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [22]
- Barker, S. 1983. New synonyms and new species of Stigmodera (Castiarina) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 107(3): 139-169 [139]
- Bellamy, C.L. & Peterson, M. 2000. Contributions to the taxonomy of Australian Buprestidae (Coleoptera) Part I. New synonymy, combinations, and names. Folia Heyrovskyana 8(2): 72–100 [31 Oct. 2000] [95] (aberration declared unavailable)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), 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), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Tasmania
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, florivore (associated flora: Angophora hispida (Sm.) Blaxell [MYRTACEAE] Dwarf Apple (on flowers); Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree (on flowers); Alphitonia excelsa (A.Cunn. ex Fenzl) Benth. [RHAMNACEAE] Red Ash (on flowers); Angophora floribunda (Sm.) Sweet [MYRTACEAE] Rough-Barked Apple (on flowers); Leptospermum flavescens Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Tantoon (on flowers); Leptospermum sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree (on flowers); Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied. [MYRTACEAE] (on flowers)), volant.
Larva: wood-borer.
Extra Ecological Information
Williams (1977) recorded this species from flowers of Leptospermum flavescens (Myrtaceae), Hawkeswood (1978) listed this species from L. phylicoides and Angophora floribunda, Williams & Williams (1983) recorded this species from Angophora hispida and one unidentified species of Leptospermum, and Hawkeswood (1991) confirmed L. 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 [300] (Leptospermum flavescens)
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 [52] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Cowie, D. 2001. Jewel Beetles of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Field Naturalists' Club Inc. 41 pp. [13] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Froggatt, W.W. 1914. Insects associated with Angophora cordifolia. The Australian Naturalist 3: 18-20 [18] (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. 1987. Pollination of Leptospermum flavescens Sm. (Myrtaceae) by beetles (Coleoptera) in the Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia. Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 3: 261-269 [266] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1991. Additional notes on the jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from the lower Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Victorian Entomologist 21(2): 54-60 [58] (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 [62] (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. & 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 [22]
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] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement opacipennis valid species)
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 [34] (checklist)
Blackburn, T. 1897. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XXI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 21: 28-39 [Date published Jul. 31, 1897] [32]
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 225)
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] [299]
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] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement opacipennis as valid species)
Cowie, D. 2001. Jewel Beetles of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Field Naturalists' Club Inc. 41 pp. [13] (distribution)
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. 1991. Additional notes on the jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from the lower Blue Mountains, New South Wales. Victorian Entomologist 21(2): 54-60 [58] (host note)
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 [98] (2955)
Obenberger, J. 1934. Buprestidae 3. pp. 569-781 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 132. [724] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement opacipennis as valid species)
Obenberger, J. 1934. Buprestidae 3. pp. 569-781 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 132. [743]
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] [34]
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)
History of changes
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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) |
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