Subspecies Melobasis gloriosa cruentata Thomson, 1879
- Melobasis cruentata Thomson, J. 1879. Typi Buprestidarum Musaei Thomsoniani, Appendix 1a. Paris : E. Deyrolle 87 pp. [21].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMV T12039 ♀, Australia; MNHP sex unknown, Australia. - Melobasis puncticollis Blackburn, T. 1887. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 10: 177-287 [239].
Type data:
Holotype SAMA sex unknown, none given.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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 [81]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
South Australia (doubtful locality)
IBRA
NSW, Qld: Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Dillwynia floribunda Sm. [FABACEAE] Parrot Pea; Pultenaea subternata H.B.Will. [FABACEAE] (on flowering stems)), volant.
Larva: wood-borer.
Extra Ecological Information
"Adults found on stems of Pultenaea subternata H.B. Will.(Turner, 1984) and Dillwynia floribunda Sm. (Hawkeswood, 2011) and probably other Fabaceae, and Cassinia (Asteraceae) (Turner, 1984)." (Levey 2012: 73)
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 [61] (Dillwynia floribunda)
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 [65, 72] (Dillwynia floribunda)
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 [3] (Dillwynia floribunda)
Levey, B. 2012. A Revision of the Australian species of the genus Melobasis Laporte & Gory 1837 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Part 1 (Introductory material, key to species-groups and keys to species of the thoracica, pusilla, formosa, propinqua & gloriosa species-groups). Zootaxa 3464: 1-107 [73] (Dillwynia floribunda)
General References
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]
Lea, A.M. 1912. The late Rev. Canon Thomas Blackburn, B.A., and his entomological work. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 36: v-xl [xxix] (puncticollis)
Levey, B. 2012. A Revision of the Australian species of the genus Melobasis Laporte & Gory 1837 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), Part 1 (Introductory material, key to species-groups and keys to species of the thoracica, pusilla, formosa, propinqua & gloriosa species-groups). Zootaxa 3464: 1-107 [73]
Obenberger, J. 1930. Buprestidae 2. pp. 213-568 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 111. [429]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2022 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Aug-2021 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 27-May-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 24-Dec-2020 | BUPRESTOIDEA | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 05-Mar-2019 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2019 | Buprestinae Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2019 | Buprestinae Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Jan-2014 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 16-Oct-2012 | 16-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 10-Oct-2012 | 10-Oct-2012 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |