Species Neocuris guerinii (Hope, 1843)
- Stigmodera guerinii Hope, F.W. 1843. Descriptions of new species of insects collected at Adelaide in south-western Australia by Mr. Fortnum. Proceedings of the Entomological Society for June 6, 1842. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 1 11(70): 317-319 [Date published Apr. 1843] [318].
Type data:
Holotype OUM COLE0977 sex unknown, Adelaide, SA. - Neocuris guerinii subtilis Obenberger, J. 1923. Description of new Australian Buprestidae. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 1: 72-81 [76] [unavailable name, variety of guerinii Hope, 1843].
Type data:
Holotype NMPC 22863 sex unknown, VIC.
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 [280]
- 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 var. subtilis)
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), 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), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- South Australia: SE coastal
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, florivore (associated flora: Actinotus helianthi Labill. [APIACEAE] Flannel Flower (on flowers); Eucalyptus spp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Trees (on flowers); Leptospermum flavescens Sm. [MYRTACEAE] Tantoon (on flowers); Leptospermum spp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-trees (on flowers); Kunzea ambigua (Sm.) Druce [MYRTACEAE] Tick Bush (on flowers); Conospermum sp./spp. [PROTEACEAE] (on flowers); Leptospermum polygalifolium Salisb. [MYRTACEAE] (on flowers)), volant.
Larva: wood-borer.
Extra Ecological Information
Williams (1977) recorded this species from flowers of Leptospermum flavescens (Myrtaceae); Williams & Williams (1983) added Kunzea ambigua.
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 [125] (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 [3] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1987. Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, NSW : Angus & Robertson 248 pp. [66, plate 94] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 2007. Review of the biology of the genus Neocuris Saunders, 1868 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema Supplementary Paper 18: 1-5 [3] (Leptospermum flavescens)
Williams, G.A. 1977. A list of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) collected from Leptospermum flavescens Sm. at East Minto, New South Wales. Australian Entomological Magazine 3: 81-82 [81] (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 77)
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 [280]
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]
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] [338]
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1987. Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, NSW : Angus & Robertson 248 pp. [66] (Plate 94 [colour])
Hope, F.W. 1845. Descriptions of some new species of Coleoptera from Adelaide in New Holland. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 4: 100-113, pls VI-VII [103] (second description)
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] (2711)
Obenberger, J. 1930. Buprestidae 2. pp. 213-568 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 111. [563] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement subtilis as variety)
Obenberger, J. 1930. Buprestidae 2. pp. 213-568 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 111. [563]
Saunders, E. 1868. A revision of the Australian Buprestidae described by the Rev. F. W. Hope. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 16: 1-67 [Date published April 1868] [20]
Williams, G.A. 1977. A list of Buprestidae (Coleoptera) collected from Leptospermum flavescens Sm. at East Minto, New South Wales. Australian Entomological Magazine 3: 81-82 [81] (adult host plant)
History of changes
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| 03-Oct-2024 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Jun-2022 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 10-Sep-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 |