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Species Maoraxia auroimpressa (Carter, 1924)

 

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland


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: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

  • Australia
    • New South Wales: SE coastal
    • Queensland: NE coastal

Ecological Descriptors

Adult: diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Schizomeria ovata D.Don [CUNONIACEAE] Crab Apple (on foliage); Podocarpus elatus R.Br. ex Endl. [PODOCARPACEAE] Plum Pine (on foliage); Elaeodendron australe Vent. [CELASTRACEAE] Red Olive Plum, Staff Vine; Syzygium floribundum F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE] Weeping Satin Ash (on foliage); Syzygium smithii (Poir.) Nied. [MYRTACEAE] (on foliage); Acronychia sp. [RUTACEAE] (on foliage); Heritiera actinophylla (F.M.Bailey) Kosterm. [STERCULIACEAE] (on foliage)), volant.

Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Elaeodendron australe Vent. [CELASTRACEAE] Red Olive Plum, Staff Vine).

Extra Ecological Information

Bellamy & Williams (1986) recorded adults of M. littoralis collected from dead wood of Podocarpus elatus (Podocarpaceae), dying wood of Acronychia sp. (Rutaceae) and on foliage and emerging from dead, dry wood of Elaeodendron australe (Celastraceae); Williams (1995) recorded it from Acmena smithii (Myrtaceae).

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 [140] (Elaeodendron australe)

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 [20] (Elaeodendron australe)

Bellamy, C.L. & Williams, G.A. 1985. A revision of the genus Maoraxia with a new synonym in Acmaeodera (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). International Journal of Entomology 27(1-2): 147-161 [155] (Elaeodendron australe)

Bílý, S. & Volkovitsh, M.G. 2005. Larvae of Australian Buprestidae (Coleoptera) Part 3. Genera Maoraxia and Anthaxoschema with a review of larval characters of known anthaxiine taxa. Folia Heyrovskyana A 13(1-2): 7-26 [8] (Elaeodendron australe)

 

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
16-Jun-2022 BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 10-Sep-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
05-Mar-2019 Buprestinae Leach, 1815 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
05-Mar-2019 Buprestinae Leach, 1815 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
28-Jan-2014 BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED Dr Federica Turco (QM)
03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED