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Species Ethonion reichei (Chevrolat, 1838)

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Species Ethonion reichei (Chevrolat, 1838)

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)
drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IBRA

NSW, Qld, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Flinders (FLI), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), 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), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • New South Wales: SE coastal
    • Queensland: NE coastal
    • Tasmania
    • Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Jacksonia scoparia R.Br. ex Sm. [FABACEAE] Dogwood (on flowers); Dillwynia retorta (J.C.Wendl.) Druce [FABACEAE] Heathy Parrot Pea (on flowers); Pultenaea ferruginea Rudge [FABACEAE] Large Bronze Bush-Pea (on flowers); Dillwynia floribunda Sm. [FABACEAE] Parrot Pea (on flowers); Leptospermum spp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-trees (on flowers); Dillwynia spp. [FABACEAE] (on flowers); Pultenaea spp. [FABACEAE] (on flowers)), volant.

Larva: gall-inducer (associated flora: Pultenaea ferruginea Rudge [FABACEAE] Large Bronze Bush-Pea; Pultenaea stipularis Sm. [FABACEAE] (in galls); Pultenaea flexilis Sm. [FABACEAE] (in galls)).

Extra Ecological Information

Tepper (1887) recorded this species from Pultenaea acerosa and P. daphnoides. Williams & Williams (1983) recorded this species from Dillwynia floribunda, Jacksonia scoparia, Phyllota grandiflora and Pultenaea ferruginea var. deanei (Fabaceae). Hawkeswood & Peterson (1982) cited Froggatt's (1892) record of this species breeding in galls on stems of Pultenaea stipularis; Hawkeswood (1988) recorded larvae of this species from galls of Pultenaea flexilis; Webb (1993) recorded this species from Dillwynia retorta and Pultenaea flexilis; Cowie (2001) listed this species from "Bush peas", Dillwyina spp.

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 [399] (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)

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 [159] (Dillwynia floribunda)

Froggatt, W.W. 1893. Gall-making buprestids. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 7: 323-326 [Date published 1892] [323] (Dillwynia floribunda)

Froggatt, W.W. 1907. Australian Insects. Sydney : W. Brooks & Co. xiv 449 pp., 37 pls. [Date published April 11, 1907] [165] (Dillwynia floribunda)

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1987. Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, NSW : Angus & Robertson 248 pp. [63, plate 87] (Dillwynia floribunda)

Hawkeswood, T. J. 1988. A review of larval host records for twelve Australian Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 4: 81-88 [83] (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 [171] (Dillwynia floribunda)

Saunders, W. 1847. On the gall formed by Diphucrania auriflua Hope, a species of Buprestidae. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 5: 27-28 [plate 2, fig. 5-9] [27] (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)

Volkovitsh, M.G. & Hawkeswood, T.J. 1990. The larvae of Agrilus australasiae Laporte & Gory and Ethon affine Laporte & Gory. Spixiana (Munich) 13(1): 43-59 [54] (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 [15] (Map 277)

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] (affine 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]

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] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement affine as valid species)

Carter, H.J. 1940. Australian Buprestidae and the Junk Catalogue. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 6: 380-389 [389]

Cowie, D. 2001. Jewel Beetles of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Field Naturalists' Club Inc. 41 pp. [35] (host and distribution as E. affine)

Froggatt, W.W. 1893. Gall-making buprestids. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 7: 323-326 [Date published 1892] [323] (larval host plant)

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1987. Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, NSW : Angus & Robertson 248 pp. [63] (Plate 87 [colour] as affine)

Hawkeswood, T.J. 1988. A review of larval host records for twelve Australian Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 4: 81-88 [83] (larval host plant)

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 [101, 102] (affinis 2987, reichei 2991)

Obenberger, J. 1935. Buprestidae 4. pp. 785-934 in W. Junk & S. Schenkling (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. 's-Gravenhage : W. Junk Vol. 143. [861] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement aurifluum as senior synonym)

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]

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. (plant hosts)

Volkovitsh, M.G. & Hawkeswood, T.J. 1990. The larvae of Agrilus australasiae Laporte & Gory and Ethon affine Laporte & Gory. Spixiana (Munich) 13(1): 43-59 [49] (larval description)

Webb, G.A. 1993. Plant associations of some Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae). Victorian Naturalist 110: 160-162 (plant hosts)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
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