Species Neocuris cuprilatera Fairmaire, 1877
- Neocuris cuprilatera Fairmaire, L. 1877. Synopsis des espèces australiennes du genre Neocuris de la famille des Buprestides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 5 7: 334–340 [25 July 1877] [336].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP sex unknown, King George Sound (as King George's Sound), WA. - Neocuris indigacea Obenberger, J. 1923. Description of new Australian Buprestidae. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 1: 72-81 [75].
Type data:
Holotype NMPC 22858 sex unknown, Paramatta, NSW.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Carter, H.J. 1928. Revision of the Australian species of the genera Curis, Neocuris and Trachys, together with notes and descriptions of new species of other Coleoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 53(3): 270-290 [279]
- Carter, H.J. 1940. Australian Buprestidae and the Junk Catalogue. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 6: 380-389 [384]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Flinders (FLI), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), NSW North Coast (NNC), 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: SE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, florivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree (on flowers); Leptospermum flavescens Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Tantoon (on flowers); Baeckea sp. [MYRTACEAE] (on flowers); Leptospermum polygalifolium Salisb. [MYRTACEAE] (on flowers)), volant.
Larva: wood-borer.
Extra Ecological Information
Williams & Williams (1983) recorded this species from Leptospermum flavescens.
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 [122] (Leptospermum flavescens)
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 [57] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 2007. Review of the biology of the genus Neocuris Saunders, 1868 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema Supplementary Paper 18: 1-5 [2] (Leptospermum flavescens)
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] (Leptospermum flavescens)
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 [9] (Map 70)
Carter, H.J. 1928. Revision of the Australian species of the genera Curis, Neocuris and Trachys, together with notes and descriptions of new species of other Coleoptera. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 53(3): 270-290 [281]
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] [287]
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 [76] (2706)
Obenberger, J. 1930. Buprestidae 2. pp. 213-568 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 111. [563]
Obenberger, J. 1930. Buprestidae 2. pp. 213-568 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 111. [564] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement indigacea as valid species)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |