Species Diadoxus regius Peterson, 1991

Museums

Regional Maps

• Diadoxus regius Peterson, M. 1991. A replacement name for Buprestis scalaris Gory & Laporte (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(1): 13-15 [15] [nom. nov. for Buprestis scalaris Gory & Laporte, 1837].
• Buprestis scalaris Gory, H.L. & Laporte de Castelnau, F.L. 1837. Histoire naturelle et iconographie des insectes Coléoptères. Monographie des buprestides. genera: Colobogaster, Chrysobothris, Agrilus; (genera paged separately). Paris : P. Duménil Vol. 2(12-16). [141] [junior homonym of scalaris Boisduval, 1835].

  Type data:

   Holotype MNHP sex unknown, Australia (as Nouvelle-Hollande).
• Diadoxus scalaris blackburni Obenberger, J. 1923. Description of new Australian Buprestidae. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 1: 72-81 [72] [variety of scalaris Laporte & Gory, 1837].

  Type data:

   Syntype(s) NMPC number and sex unknown, QLD.
• Diadoxus scalaris odewahni Obenberger, J. 1936. Eine Festarbeit zum sechzigjährigen Jubiläum meines Freundes Univ.-Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand. Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand, Riga 1: 97-145 [109] [variety of scalaris Laporte & Gory, 1837].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMPC sex unknown, Gawlerstown, NSW.
• Diadoxus scalaris strandi Obenberger, J. 1936. Eine Festarbeit zum sechzigjährigen Jubiläum meines Freundes Univ.-Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand. Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand, Riga 1: 97-145 [109] [variety of scalaris Laporte & Gory, 1837].

  Type data:

   Holotype NMPC sex unknown, Gawlerstown, NSW.

 

Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy

• Peterson, M. 1991. A replacement name for Buprestis scalaris Gory & Laporte (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Records of the Western Australian Museum 15(1): 13-15 [15] (synonymy of variety blackburni)
• 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] [93] (synonymy of varieties odewahni, strandi)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, South Australia, Victoria

IBRA and IMCRA regions

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones

IBRA

NSW, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Kanmantoo (KAN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), Victorian Midlands (VM)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

• Australia
  • New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin
  • South Australia: Murray-Darling basin
  • Victoria: Murray-Darling basin

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Allocasuarina campestris (Diels) L.A.S.Johnson [CASUARINACEAE] Tamma, She-Oak), volant.

Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gordon [CUPRESSACEAE] Monterey Cypress).

Extra Ecological Information

Hawkeswood & Peterson (1982) recorded this species' larval hosts as Callitris endlicheri and C. huegelii after Hadlington & Gardner (1959); Hawkeswood (1988) cited French's (1911) record of Cupressus macrocarpa var. lambertiana and added Callitris columellaris.

Associated Flora References

Anonymous 1958. Tree borers. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 69(5): 252-258 [255] (Allocasuarina campestris)

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 [135] (Allocasuarina campestris)

French, C.A. 1911. Handbook of Destructive Insects of Victoria. Melbourne : R.S. Brain, Government Printer 166 pp. [45] (Allocasuarina campestris)

Froggatt, W.W. 1907. Family 29. Jewel Beetles. Buprestidae. 162-165, pl. xviii in Froggatt, W.W. Australian Insects. Sydney : W. Brooks & Co. xiv 449 pp., 37 pls. [Date published April 11, 1907] [163] (Allocasuarina campestris)

Froggatt, W.W. 1923. Forest Insects of Australia. Sydney : Alfred James Kent, Government Printer viii 171 pp. 2 colour pls. [160] (Allocasuarina campestris)

Froggatt, W.W. 1927. Forest Insects and Timber Borers. Sydney : Government Printer iv 107 pp. [34] (Allocasuarina campestris)

Goudie, J.C. 1920. Notes on the Coleoptera of north-western Victoria. Part VIII. Victorian Naturalist 37: 28-34 [29] (Allocasuarina campestris)

Hawkeswood, T. J. 1988. A review of larval host records for twelve Australian Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 4: 81-88 [85] (Allocasuarina campestris)

McKeown, K.C. 1942. Australian Insects. An Introductory Handbook. Sydney : Sydney & Melbourne Publishing Co. Pty Ltd 303 pp. [134] (Allocasuarina campestris)

Tepper, J.G.O. 1887. Common native insects of South Australia. A popular guide to South Australian Entomology. Part 1. Coleoptera or beetles. Adelaide : E.S. Wiggs & Son 46 pp. [16] (Allocasuarina campestris)

 

General References

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 [6] (Map 14)

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] [300]

French, C.A. 1911. Handbook of Destructive Insects of Victoria. Melbourne : R.S. Brain, Government Printer 166 pp. [44] (host note)

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1988. A review of larval host records for twelve Australian Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 4: 81-88 [85] (larval food plants)

Hawkeswood, T.J. & Peterson, M. 1982. A review of larval host records for Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Victorian Naturalist 99: 240-251 [242] (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 [67] (2624)

Obenberger, J. 1926. Buprestidae 1. pp. 1-212 in W. Junk & S. Schenkling (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 84. [129]

Obenberger, J. 1936. Eine Festarbeit zum sechzigjährigen Jubiläum meines Freundes Univ.-Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand. Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand, Riga 1: 97-145 [109] (key)

Peterson, M. & Hawkeswood, T.J. 1980. Notes on the biology and distribution of two species of Diadoxus (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in Western Australia. Western Australian Naturalist 14(8): 228-233 [228] (biological note)

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] [4]

 

History of changes

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
16-Jun-2022	BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815	16-Jun-2022	MODIFIED
04-Aug-2021	BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815	27-May-2022	MODIFIED
24-Dec-2020	BUPRESTOIDEA	16-Jun-2022	MODIFIED
01-Jul-2020	POLYPHAGA	16-Jun-2022	MODIFIED	Max Beatson
05-Mar-2019	BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815	16-Jun-2022	MODIFIED
05-Mar-2019	Buprestinae Leach, 1815	16-Jun-2022	MODIFIED
05-Mar-2019	Buprestinae Leach, 1815	16-Jun-2022	MODIFIED
28-Jan-2014	BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815	16-Jun-2022	MODIFIED	Dr Federica Turco (QM)
		16-Jun-2022	MODIFIED