Species Melanterius antennalis Lea, 1899

Museums

Regional Maps

• Melanterius antennalis Lea, A.M. 1899. Revision of the Australian Curculionidae belonging to the subfamily Cryptorhynchides. Part III. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 24: 200-270 [226].

Introduction

'Three specimens in the ANIC are labelled as having been collected on Acacia mearnsii, and we also collected it from this plant species as well as from A. dealbata, A. decurrens, A. filicifolia, A. fimbriata, A. floribunda, A. irrorata, A. longifolia, A. mabellae, A. terminalis and A. trachyphloia …. Its true host is likely to be among A. filicifolia, A. floribunda and A. irrorata.

Ecological Descriptors

Acacia shrubs (associated flora: Acacia filicifolia [FABACEAE]), Acacia shrubs (associated flora: Acacia floribunda [FABACEAE]; Acacia irrorata [FABACEAE]).

Associated Flora References

Pinzón-Navarro, S.V., Jennings, D. & Oberprieler, R.G. 2017. Host associations of Melanterius Erichson (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cleogonini), with a diagnosis and delimitation of the genus and description of five new species. Zootaxa 4298(1): 1–77 [9] (Acacia irrorata; Acacia floribunda; Acacia filicifolia)

General References

Pinzón-Navarro, S.V., Jennings, D. & Oberprieler, R.G. 2017. Host associations of Melanterius Erichson (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Cleogonini), with a diagnosis and delimitation of the genus and description of five new species. Zootaxa 4298(1): 1–77

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