Species Metaxymorpha imitator Sainval in Sainval & Lander, 1994
- Metaxymorpha imitator Sainval, T. Neef de & Lander, T. 1994. Iconographie des espèces décrites des genres Calodema et Metaxymorpha (suite) (Coleoptera Buprestidae). Bulletin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de l'Ouest de la France 81: 23-24 [23].
Type data:
Holotype ANIC sex unknown, Caparra, NSW.
Paratype(s) MHC 1 ♂; TSC sex unknown (allotype); JHC 1 ♂; TSC 2 ♂; RMC 2 ♂, 1 ♀; whereabouts unknown 2 ♀, 3 ♂, Acacia Plateau, NSW.
Distribution
States
New South Wales
IBRA
NSW: NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, florivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree), volant.
Larva: wood-borer.
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 [55] (Eucalyptus sp.)
General References
Nylander, U. 2001. The New Guinea species of the genus Metaxymorpha and descriptions of four new species and the allotype of Metaxymorpha apicalis (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Stigmoderini). Lambillionea, Revue Internationale d'Entomologie 101(2): 324-341 [324]
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 |