Species Melanterius maculatus Lea, 1899

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Regional Maps

• Melanterius maculatus 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 [222].

Introduction

'Ten species (A. baileyana, A. dealbata, A. deanei, A. decurrens, A. elata, A. mearnsii, A. podalyrifolia, A. pycnantha, A. rubida, A. terminalis) have been recorded as true hosts, and several others may belong in this category as well' (Pinzón-Navarro 2017: 14).

Ecological Descriptors

Acacia shrubs (associated flora: Acacia baileyana [FABACEAE] Cootamundra Wattle; Acacia terminalis [FABACEAE]; Acacia mearnsii [FABACEAE]; Acacia dealbata, [FABACEAE]; Acacia deanei [FABACEAE]; Acacia decurrens [FABACEAE]; Acacia pycnantha [FABACEAE]; Acacia podalyrifolia [FABACEAE]; Acacia elata [FABACEAE]; Acacia rubida [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 (Acacia terminalis; Acacia rubida; Acacia mearnsii; Acacia podalyrifolia; Acacia elata; Acacia decurrens; Acacia deanei; Acacia dealbata,; Acacia pycnantha; Acacia baileyana)

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 [14]

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