Species Nascio vetusta (Boisduval, 1835)
- Buprestis vetusta Boisduval, J.A. 1835. Voyage de Découvertes de l'Astrolabe exécuté par ordre du Roi, pendant les années 1826–1827–1828–1829, sous le commandement de M.J. Dumont d'Urville. Faune Entomologique de l'Océan Pacifique, avec l'illustration des insectes nouveaux recueillis pendant le voyage. 2me Partie. Coléoptères et autres Ordres. Paris : J. Tastu vii 716 pp. [Date published 27-III-1835] [85].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP sex unknown, Australia (as Nouvelle-Hollande). - Nascio lunaris Kerremans, C. 1900. Buprestides nouveaux et remarques synonymiques. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 44: 282-351 [294].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH sex unknown, NSW (as Nouvelles-Galles du Sud). - Nascio vetusta brunneipicta Obenberger, J. 1928. Opuscula Buprestologica I. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Buprestiden (Col.). Archiv für Naturgeschichte 92(9-11): 1-350 [204] [unavailable name, variety of vetusta Boisduval, 1835].
Type data:
Syntype(s) NMPC 21984-6 3 specimens, sex unknown, VIC, QLD & NSW (as Neusudwales).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Obenberger, J. 1930. Buprestidae 2. pp. 213-568 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 111. [367]
- 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] (synonymy of variety brunneipicta)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore, volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Eucalyptus baxteri (Benth.) Maiden & Blakely ex J.M.Black [MYRTACEAE] Brown Stringybark; Corymbia tessellaris (F.Muell.) K.D.Hill & L.A.S.Johnson [MYRTACEAE] Carbeen, Manna Gum, Moreton Bay Ash; Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree; Eucalyptus obliqua L'Her. [MYRTACEAE] Messmate Stringybark; Eucalyptus goniocalyx F.Muell. ex Miq. [MYRTACEAE] Mountain Grey Gum; Eucalyptus haemastoma Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Scribbly Gum; Eucalyptus saligna Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Sydney Blue Gum; Metrosideros sp. [MYRTACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Tepper (1887) recorded this species from Eucalyptus baxteri and E. obliqua; Hawkeswood & Peterson (1982) recorded this species from E.haemastoma, E. saligna, Eucalyptus sp. and Metrosideros sp. (Myrtaceae); Williams & Williams (1983) recorded this species from trunks of Eucalyptus sp.; Turner & Hawkeswood (1995) recorded E. goniocalyx as a larval host.
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] (Corymbia tessellaris)
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] (Corymbia tessellaris)
Hawkeswood, T.J. & Peterson, M. 1982. A review of larval host records for Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Victorian Naturalist 99: 240-251 [243] (Corymbia tessellaris)
Moore, K.M. 1961. Observations on some Australian forest insects. 6. Insects associated with Eucalyptus saligna, E. acmenioides and Angophora intermedia. Proceedings of the Royal Zoological Society of New South Wales (1958-59): 87-95 [91] (Corymbia tessellaris)
Moore, K.M. 1972. Observations on some Australian forest insects. 26. Some insects attacking three important tree species. The Australian Zoologist 17(1): 30-39, figs 1-2 [31] (Corymbia tessellaris)
Tepper, J.G.O. 1887. Common native insects of South Australia. A popular guide to South Australian Entomology. Part 1. Coleoptera or beetles. Adelaide : E.S. Wiggs & Son 46 pp. [15] (Corymbia tessellaris)
Turner, J. & Hawkeswood, T.J. 1995. A note on Nascio vetusta (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Australia. Mauritiana (Altenburg) 15: 321-325 [324] (Corymbia tessellaris)
Turner, J. & Hawkeswood, T.J. 1998. A further larval host plant and notes on the biology of the Australian jewel beetle, Nascio vetusta (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 8(46): 323-326 [323] (Corymbia tessellaris)
Williams, G.A. & Williams, T. 1983. A list of the Buprestidae (Coleoptera) of the Sydney basin, New South Wales, with adult food plant records and biological notes on food plant associations. Australian Entomological Magazine 9(6): 81-93 [86] (Corymbia tessellaris)
General References
Burns, G.G. & Burns, A.J. 1992. The distribution of Victorian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) - an ENTRECS project. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Victoria 5: 1-53 [7] (Map 23)
Carter, H.J. 1913. Descriptions of some new species of Coleoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 37 [1912]: 480–491, pls L, LI [486]
Carter, H.J. 1924. Australian Coleoptera — notes and new species. No. iii. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 49: 19–45 [23] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement lunaris distinct from vetusta)
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] [283]
Hawkeswood, T.J. & Peterson, M. 1982. A review of larval host records for Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Victorian Naturalist 99: 240-251 [242] (larval food plant)
Masters, G. 1886. Catalogue of the described Coleoptera of Australia. Part III. Lucanidae and Scarabaeidae. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 2 1: 21-126 [70] (2651)
Matthews, E.G. 1985. A guide to the genera of beetles of South Australia, Part 4 Polyphaga: Byrrhoidea, Buprestoidea, Dyropoidea, Elateroidea, Cantharoidea, Derodontoidea, and Bostrichoidea. South Australian Museum, Special Education Bulletin 7: 1-68 [5]
Obenberger, J. 1930. Buprestidae 2. pp. 213-568 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 111. [367-8] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement lunaris, brunneipicta as varieties of vetusta)
Turner, J. & Hawkeswood, T.J. 1995. A note on Nascio vetusta (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Australia. Mauritiana (Altenburg) 15: 321-325 [321] (note)
Turner, J. & Hawkeswood, T.J. 1998. A further larval host plant and notes on the biology of the Australian jewel beetle, Nascio vetusta (Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Giornale Italiano di Entomologia 8(46): 323-326 [323]
History of changes
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| 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) |
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