Species Hedwigiella jureceki Obenberger, 1941
- Hedwigiella jureceki Obenberger, J. 1941. De specie et subgenere novo Buprestidarum Brasiliae. (Col. Bupr.). Acta Societatis Entomologicae Bohemiae 38: 75–76 [75].
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Introduced from tropical South America as biological control.
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Distribution References
- Hespenheide, H.A. 2014. A Reconsideration of Hylaeogena Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with Descriptions of a New Genus and New Species from Mexico and Central America. The Coleopterists Bulletin 68(1): 21–30 [25] (on South American range)
- Snow, E.L. & Dhileepan, K. 2014. The Jewel Beetle (Hylaeogena jureceki); a new biocontrol for cat’s claw creeper (Dolichandra unguis-cati) in Queensland. In: Proceedings of the 19th Australasian Weeds Conference. Tasmanian Weed Society, Hobart, Tasmania. pp. 223-226
Ecological Descriptors
Plant parasite (associated flora: Dolichandra unguis-cati (L.) L.G. Lohmann [BIGNONIACEAE] (syn: Macfadyena unguis-cati,/em> (L.) A.H. Gentry)).
General References
Dhileepan, K., Taylor, D.B.J., Lockett, C. & Treviño, M. 2013. Cats claw creeper leaf-mining jewel beetle Hylaeogena jureceki Obenberger (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a host-specific biological control agent for Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae) in Australia. Australian Journal of Entomology 52: 175–181
Hespenheide, H.A. 2014. A Reconsideration of Hylaeogena Obenberger, 1923 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), with Descriptions of a New Genus and New Species from Mexico and Central America. The Coleopterists Bulletin 68(1): 21–30 [24]
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 |
| BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 28-Feb-2019 | ADDED |