Species Melobasis abnormis Carter, 1923
- Melobasis abnormis Carter, H.J. 1923. A revision of the Australian species of the genus Melobasis (Fam. Buprestidae, Order Coleoptera), with notes on allied genera. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 1923(1–2): 64–105, pls I,II [94].
Type data:
Holotype NMV T12029 ♀, Israelite Bay, WA.
Paratype(s) BMNH 1 specimen, ♀, Australia. - Melobasis impressa Carter, H.J. 1936. Australian Coleoptera. Notes and new species. No. X. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 61(3-4): 98-110 [102].
Type data:
Holotype AM K67313 sex unknown, Marloo Stn., Wurarga district, WA [33° 31' S 116° 32' E].
Paratype(s) AM 3 specimens, sex unknown, same as holotype.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Carter, H.J. 1937. Some new Tenebrionidae in the South Australian Museum; together with notes and descriptions of other Australian Coleoptera. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 61: 121-144, pls V, VIII [125]
Distribution
States
Queensland, South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
IBRA
Qld, SA, Vic, WA: Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Murchison (MUR), Nandewar (NAN), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Tanami (TAN), Victorian Midlands (VM)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: Murray-Darling basin
- South Australia: Murray-Darling basin
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin
- Western Australia: W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore, volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Santalum acuminatum (R.Br.) A.DC. [SANTALACEAE] Desert Quandong).
Associated Flora References
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 [59] (Santalum acuminatum)
Faithfull, I. 1997. Three Melobasis species (Buprestidae) reared from Acacia sophorae (Mimosaceae) from Saint Margaret Island, South Gippsland, Victoria. Victorian Entomologist 27(2): 23-26 [25] (Santalum acuminatum)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 2011. Review of the biology and host plants for the Australian species of the genus Melobasis Laporte & Gory, 1837 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema 183: 1-23 [2] (Santalum acuminatum)
Wilson, F.E. 1936. Entomological notes from the Pink Lakes district, north-western Victoria, with a note on a new Victorian record. The Victorian Naturalist 53: 9-11 [10] (Santalum acuminatum)
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 [7] (Map 31)
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] [284]
Carter, H.J. 1939. Australian Coleoptera. Notes and new species. No. XI. (Mostly Elateridae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 64(3-4): 297–330, pls VIII, IX [298, 300]
Obenberger, J. 1930. Buprestidae 2. pp. 213-568 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 111. [428]
History of changes
| 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) |
| 10-Oct-2012 | 10-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 13-Nov-2012 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | ||
| 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |