Species Nascio simillima van de Poll, 1889
- Nascio simillima Poll, J.R.H. Neervoort van de 1889. Description of three new species and a synopsis of the buprestid genus Nascio, C. & G. Notes from the Leyden Museum 8: 121-125 [121].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP sex unknown, QLD. - Nascio simillima strandella Obenberger, J. 1936. Eine Festarbeit zum sechzigjährigen Jubiläum meines Freundes Univ.-Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand. Festschrift für Prof. Dr. Embrik Strand, Riga 1: 97-145 [130] [unavailable name, variety of simillima van de Poll, 1889].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMPC 21987-8 2 specimens, sex unknown, Gowlerstown, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bellamy, C.L. & Peterson, M. 2000. Contributions to the taxonomy of Australian Buprestidae (Coleoptera) Part I. New synonymy, combinations, and names. Folia Heyrovskyana 8(2): 72–100 [31 Oct. 2000] [93]
Distribution
States
Queensland
IBRA
Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Channel Country (CHC), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Gulf Plains (GUP), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree; Eucalyptus resinifera Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Red Mahogany), volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Eucalyptus drepanophylla F.Muell. ex Benth., 1867 [MYRTACEAE] Grey Ironbark).
Extra Ecological Information
Brooks (1949) listed this species from Eucalyptus resinifera; Hawkeswood & Peterson (1982) recorded this species from under bark of E. drepanophylla; Hawkeswood (1990) repeated that record.
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 [170] (Eucalyptus resinifera)
Brooks, J.G. 1965. North Queensland Coleoptera - their food and host plants. III. North Queensland Naturalist 32(138): 29-30 [29] (Eucalyptus resinifera)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1990. A survey of the jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from the Townsville district, northern Queensland, Australia. Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 5: 23-30 [25] (Eucalyptus resinifera)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 2002. A review of the biology and host plants of Australian Buprestidae (Coleoptera) known to breed in Eucalyptus species (Myrtaceae). Journal of the Entomological Research Society 4(2): 31-58 [35] (Eucalyptus resinifera)
Hawkeswood, T.J. & Peterson, M. 1982. A review of larval host records for Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Victorian Naturalist 99: 240-251 [243] (Eucalyptus resinifera)
General References
Brooks, J.G. 1948. Some North Queensland Coleoptera and their food plants. North Queensland Naturalist 16(89): 6-7 (host 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] [282]
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1990. A survey of the jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from the Townsville district, northern Queensland, Australia. Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 5: 23-30 [25]
Hawkeswood, T.J. & Peterson, M. 1982. A review of larval host records for Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Victorian Naturalist 99: 240-251 [243] (larval food plant)
Obenberger, J. 1930. Buprestidae 2. pp. 213-568 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 111. [367]
Olliff, A.S. 1886. Contributions towards a knowledge of the Coleoptera of Australia. III. On the genus Nascio (Fam. Buprestidae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 11: 861-864 [861]
History of changes
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| 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-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED |