Species Ethonion fissiceps (Kirby, 1818)
- Buprestis fissiceps 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 [458].
Type data:
Holotype whereabouts unknown sex unknown, Australia (as Nouvelle Holland). Type data:
Holotype MNHP sex unknown, Australia (as Nouvelle-Hollande).- Ethon diversum Kerremans, C. 1898. Buprestides nouveaux de l'Australie et des régiones voisines. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 42: 113-182 [156].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH sex unknown, Australia (as Australie).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [160]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), 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), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Dillwynia floribunda Sm. [FABACEAE] Parrot Pea; Dillwynia floribunda teretifolia (DC.) Blakely [FABACEAE] (on foliage)), volant.
Larva: gall-inducer (associated flora: Dillwynia retorta (J.C.Wendl.) Druce [FABACEAE] Heathy Parrot Pea (larvae in galls); Dillwynia floribunda Sm. [FABACEAE] Parrot Pea).
Extra Ecological Information
Williams & Williams (1983) recorded this species from Dillwynia floribunda (Fabaceae); Turner & Hawkeswood (1995) confirmed that record as well as a specimen from a gall in D. retorta.
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 [68] (Dillwynia floribunda)
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 [68] (Dillwynia floribunda)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1978. Observations on some Buprestidae (Coleoptera) from the Blue Mountains, N.S.W. The Australian Zoologist 19(3): 257-275 [260] (Dillwynia floribunda)
Hawkeswood, T.J. & Turner, J.R. 1992. Review of the biology and host-plants of Ethon fissiceps (Kirby) and other Ethon species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 6: 169-174 [169] (Dillwynia floribunda)
Turner, J. & Hawkeswood, T.J. 1995. A new larval host plant for the Australian jewel beetle Ethon fissiceps (Kirby) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Mauritiana (Altenburg) 15: 317-319 [318] (Dillwynia floribunda)
Webb, G.A. 1993. Plant associations of some Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae). Victorian Naturalist 110: 160-162 [162] (Dillwynia floribunda)
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 [84] (Dillwynia floribunda)
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 [16] (Map 279)
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 [160] (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] [276]
Hawkeswood, T.J. & Turner, J.R. 1992. Review of the biology and host-plants of Ethon fissiceps (Kirby) and other Ethon species (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 6: 169-174 [169] (biology, host-plants)
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 [102] (2989)
Obenberger, J. 1935. Buprestidae 4. pp. 785-934 in W. Junk & S. Schenkling (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. 's-Gravenhage : W. Junk Vol. 143. [862]
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] [56]
Turner, J. & Hawkeswood, T.J. 1995. A new larval host plant for the Australian jewel beetle Ethon fissiceps (Kirby) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Mauritiana (Altenburg) 15: 317-319 [317]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2024 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Oct-2024 | Agrilinae Gory & Laporte, 1835 | 10-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 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 | |
| 28-Jan-2014 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |