Species Metallesthes metallescens (White, 1859)
- Diaphonia metallescens White, A. 1859. Descriptions of unrecorded species of Australian Coleoptera of the families Carabidae, Buprestidae, Lamellicornia, Longicornia, etc. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859: 117–123 pls 58–59 [119].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH 5175 ♂, Swan River, Perth, WA.
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
No localities specified for NSW, Qld, or Sth Aust.
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Mallee (MAL), Murchison (MUR), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA)
Distribution References
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, terrestrial, volant.
Extra Ecological Information
Adults feed on nectar and pollen, larvae in rotten wood.
General References
Moeseneder, C.H. & Hutchinson, P.M. in Moeseneder, C.H., Hutchinson, P.M. & Lambkin, C.L. 2014. Revision of the genus Metallesthes Kraatz and description of Metallesthes anneliesae, a new species of Cetoniinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) from Queensland and New South Wales, Australia. Zootaxa 3881(4): 301-327 [312-316, figs 3, 6B, 6D, 8C, 7A–E, 7G, 7I, 7L–M, 7P]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02-May-2019 | Cetoniinae | 08-Dec-2014 | MODIFIED | Lyn Randall |
| 01-Jul-2020 | 06-Mar-2013 | MODIFIED | ||
| 01-Jul-2020 | 17-Dec-2010 | MODIFIED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |