Species Metaxymorpha gloriosa Blackburn, 1894
- Metaxymorpha gloriosa Blackburn, T. 1894. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Part XVI. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 18: 200-240 [207] [apicalis species group].
Type data:
Holotype NMV T7973 sex unknown, N QLD.
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), NSW North Coast (NNC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland: NE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, florivore (associated flora: Syzygium kuranda (F.M.Bailey) B.Hyland [MYRTACEAE] Cherry Satinash; Syzygium tierneyanum (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley & L.M.Perry [MYRTACEAE] Creek Satinash; Eucalyptus moluccana Roxb. [MYRTACEAE] Grey Box; Aphananthe philippinensis Planch. [CANNABACEAE] Grey Handlewood; Eucalyptus spp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Trees; Corymbia intermedia (R.T.Baker) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson [MYRTACEAE] Pink Bloodwood; Melicope elleryana (F.Muell.) T.G.Hartley [RUTACEAE] Pink-flowered Doughwood; Corymbia gummifera (Gaertn.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson [MYRTACEAE] Red Bloodwood; Psydrax odorata (G.Forst.) A.C.Sm. & S.P.Darwin [RUBIACEAE] Shiny-leaved Canthium; Psydrax odorata (G.Forst.) A.C.Sm. & S.P.Darwin [RUBIACEAE] Shiny-leaved Canthium; Macadamia whelanii (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey [PROTEACEAE] Silky Oak; Synima cordieri (F.Muell.) Radlk. [SAPINDACEAE] Synima; Leptospermum spp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-trees; Grevillea baileyana McGill. [PROTEACEAE]; Elaeocarpus angustifolius Blume [ELAEOCARPACEAE] Blue Quandong; Buckinghamia celsissima F.Muell. [PROTEACEAE] Buckinghamia Silky Oak), volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Casuarina cunninghamiana Miq. [CASUARINACEAE] River She-Oak; Guioa lasioneura Radlk. [SAPINDACEAE]; Cyclophyllum multiflorum S.T.Reynolds & R.J.F.Hend. [RUBIACEAE]; Sarcopteryx reticulata S.T.Reynolds [SAPINDACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Brooks (1948) recorded this species from flowers of Eucalyptus gummifera.
Associated Flora References
Bellamy, C.L. 2002. Coleoptera: Buprestoidea. In Houston, W.W.K. (ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 29.5. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing, Australia. pp. XII 491 +4 colour pls [309] (Corymbia gummifera)
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 [55] (Corymbia gummifera)
Brooks, J.G. 1948. Some North Queensland Coleoptera and their food plants. North Queensland Naturalist 15(87): 26-29 [27] (Corymbia gummifera)
Brooks, J.G. 1965. North Queensland Coleoptera - their food and host plants. III. North Queensland Naturalist 32(138): 29-30 [29] (Corymbia gummifera)
Nylander, U. 2008. A review of the genera Calodema and Metaxymorpha (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Stigmoderini). Folia Heyrovskyana, Supplementum 13: 1-84 [306 colour fig.; DVD] [76] (Corymbia gummifera)
Volkovitsh, M.G., Bílý, S. & Hasenpush, J. 2004. Larvae of Australian Buprestidae (Coleoptera) Part 2. Genus Metaxymorpha. Folia Heyrovskyana 11(3-4): 203-216 [214] (Corymbia gummifera)
General References
Brooks, J.G. 1948. Some North Queensland Coleoptera and their food plants. North Queensland Naturalist 15(87): 26-29 [27] (adult host plant note)
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] [288]
Kerremans, C. 1903. Coleoptera, Fam. Buprestidae. pp. 49-338 in Wytsman, P. (ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles : Verteneuil & Desmet Vol. 12b-d. [203]
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]
Obenberger, J. 1934. Buprestidae 3. pp. 569-781 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 132. [752]
Sainval, T. Neef de & Lander, T. 1993. Iconographie des espèces décrites genres Calodema et Metaxymorpha (Coleoptera Buprestidae). Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de l'Ouest de la France 79: 6-7 [7]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2024 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Sep-2024 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 10-Sep-2024 | MOVED | |
| 16-Jun-2022 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-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) |
| 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |