Species Diphucrania leucosticta (Kirby, 1818)
- Buprestis leucosticta Kirby, W. 1818. A century of Insects, including several new genera described from his cabinet. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 12: 375-453 [382].
Type data:
Syntype(s) BMNH sex unknown, Australia (as Nouvelle-Hollande); ANIC(MMUS) 5 specimens, sex unknown, Sydney, NSW. - Cisseis aurulenta Kerremans, C. 1898. Buprestides nouveaux de l'Australie et des régiones voisines. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 42: 113-182 [159].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH sex unknown, Australia (as Australie). - Buprestis stellulata Dalman, J.W. 1823. Analecta Entomologica. Holmiae : Typis Lindhianis Vol. 4 vii 104 [4] pp. 4 pls. [54].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM sex unknown, locality unknown. - Cisseis fulgidifrons Kerremans, C. 1898. Buprestides nouveaux de l'Australie et des régiones voisines. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 42: 113-182 [161].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH sex unknown, Australia (as Australie).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Boisduval, J.A. 1835. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826–1827–1828–1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville. Faune Entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des insectes nouveaux recueillis pendant le voyage. 2me Partie. Coléoptères et autres Ordres. Paris : J. Tastu vii 716 pp. [Date published 27-III-1835] [97]
- 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 [104]
- Carter, H.J. 1923. Revision of the genera Ethon, Cisseis and their allies (Buprestidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 48(2): 159-176 [164]
- Barker, S. 2002. A check list of the Cisseis (sensu stricto) Gory & Laporte, 1839 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae). Records of the South Australian Museum (Adelaide) 35(1): 85-90 [87]
Generic Combinations
- Diphucrania leucosticta (Kirby, 1818). —
ICZN 2008. Opinion 2214 (Case 3366): Cisseis Gory & Laporte de Castelnau, 1839 and Curis Gory & Laporte de Castelnau, 1838 (Insecta, Coleoptera, BUPRESTIDAE): generic names not conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 65(4): 325-326 - Cisseis leucosticta (Kirby, 1818).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), 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), 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), Northern Kimberley (NK), 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), 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
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Western Australia
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Acacia decurrens Willd. [FABACEAE] Black Wattle (on foliage); Acacia obtusifolia A.Cunn. [FABACEAE] Blunt leaf Wattle (on foliage); Acacia filicifolia Cheel & M.B.Welch [FABACEAE] Fern-leaved Wattle (on foliage); Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. [FABACEAE] Sydney Golden Wattle (on foliage); Acacia sp. [FABACEAE] Wattle (on foliage); Angophora sp. [MYRTACEAE] (on foliage)), volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Acacia pycnantha Benth. [FABACEAE] Golden Wattle (in heartwood)).
Extra Ecological Information
Froggatt (1902, 1907) recorded this species from Acacia decurrens; Hawkeswood (1978) listed this species from Acacia longifolia and A. decurrens; Williams & Williams (1983) added Acacia obtusifolia and one unidentified Acacia sp.; Hawkeswood (1993) summarized the biology and hosts and added Acacia filicifolia.
General References
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 [67]
Bernet Kempers, K.J.W. 1923. Abbildungen von Flügelgeäder der Coleopteren. Entomologische Mitteilungen. Berlin-Dahlem 12: 71-115 [90] (wing venation)
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 [15] (Map 254)
Carter, H.J. 1923. Revision of the genera Ethon, Cisseis and their allies (Buprestidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 48(2): 159-176 [161, 163] (note, key)
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] [278]
Froggatt, W.W. 1902. Insects of wattle trees. Agricultural Gazette of New South Wales 13: 701-720 (host notes)
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] (host notes)
Germar, E.F. 1848. Beiträge zur Insektenfauna von Adelaide. Linnaea Entomologica 3: 153-247 [177]
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. 1993. A list and notes on some Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from the Armidale area, New South Wales, Australia. Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 6: 437-447 [441] (biology, adult host notes)
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 [104] (3009)
Obenberger, J. 1935. Buprestidae 4. pp. 785-934 in W. Junk & S. Schenkling (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. 's-Gravenhage : W. Junk Vol. 143. [848]
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 | |
| 28-Jan-2014 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 13-Jan-2011 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED |