Species Castiarina uptoni (Barker, 1979)
- Stigmodera (Castiarina) uptoni 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 [12].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC ♂, N.T. 55 km NE Barrow Creek, NT.
Paratype(s) ANIC ♀ (allotype), same as holotype; ANIC 1 ♂, 2 ♀; SAMA 1 ♀.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory
IBRA
NT: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Channel Country (CHC), Central Ranges (CR), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Finke (FIN), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Northern Territory
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, florivore, volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Dicrastylis georgei Munir [LAMIACEAE] Sand-Sage).
Associated Flora References
Barker, S. 1993. Seventeen new species of Australian Buprestidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) and a host plant of Castiarina uptoni (Barker). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 117(1): 15-26 [25] (Dicrastylis georgei)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 2007. Review of the larval host plants and biology for nine species of the genus Castiarina Gory & Laporte, 1838 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema Supplementary Paper 73: 1-6 [4] (Dicrastylis georgei)
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] (Dicrastylis georgei)
General References
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 [35] (checklist)
Barker, S. 1993. Seventeen new species of Australian Buprestidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) and a host plant of Castiarina uptoni (Barker). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 117(1): 15-26 [25] (larval host)
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 |