Species Pseudotaenia ajax (Saunders, 1872)
- Chalcotaenia ajax Saunders, E. 1872. Description of twenty new species of Buprestidae. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society of London 20: 239-254 [245].
Type data:
Holotype MGH sex unknown, QLD. - Chalcotaenia telamon Fairmaire, L. 1877. Diagnoses de Coléoptères australiens et mélanésiens. Petites Nouvelles Entomologiques 2(180): 166–167 [15 Sept. 1877] [166].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP sex unknown, Gayndah, QLD.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Obenberger, J. 1926. Buprestidae 1. pp. 1-212 in W. Junk & S. Schenkling (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 84. [146]
- 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] [300]
Generic Combinations
- Chalcophora ajax (Saunders, 1872). —
Kerremans, C. 1885. Enumeration des Buprestides decrits posterieurement au Catalogue de M. Gemminger & de Harold. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 29: 119-157 [124] - Pseudotaenia ajax (Saunders, 1872). —
Kerremans, C. 1903. Coleoptera, Fam. Buprestidae. pp. 49-338 in Wytsman, P. (ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles : Verteneuil & Desmet Vol. 12b-d. [81] - Pseudotaenia telamon (Fairmaire, 1877). —
Kerremans, C. 1903. Coleoptera, Fam. Buprestidae. pp. 49-338 in Wytsman, P. (ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles : Verteneuil & Desmet Vol. 12b-d. [81] - Chalcophora telamon (Fairmaire, 1877). —
Kerremans, C. 1885. Enumeration des Buprestides decrits posterieurement au Catalogue de M. Gemminger & de Harold. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 29: 119-157 [127]
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 microtheca F.Muell. [MYRTACEAE] Coolabah; Eucalyptus cambageana Maiden [MYRTACEAE] Coowarra Box; Eucalyptus moluccana Roxb. [MYRTACEAE] Grey Box; Eucalyptus sp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Tree), volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Acacia harpophylla F.Muell. ex Benth. [FABACEAE] Brigalow).
Extra Ecological Information
Pullen (1987) summarized the records of this species with larvae from Acacia harpophylla and adults collected from blackbutt (Eucalyptus cambageana), coolibah (E. microtheca) and grey box (E. moluccana) (Adams 1966, Barnard 1890, Hobler 1925).
Associated Flora References
Adams, E. 1966. Comment on Pseudotaenia ajax Saunders. News Bulletin. Australian Entomological Society 2(4): 111 [111] (Eucalyptus cambageana)
Barnard, G. 1890. Chalcophora in the scrubs of central Queensland. The Entomologist 23: 179-181 [180] (Eucalyptus cambageana)
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 [55] (Eucalyptus cambageana)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 2006. Review of the biology of the Australian genus Pseudotaenia Kerremans, 1903 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema 5: 19-23 [19] (Eucalyptus cambageana)
Hobler, F.H. 1925. A beautiful buprestid (Coleoptera). Queensland Naturalist 5: 42-43 [42] (Eucalyptus cambageana)
Pullen, K.R. 1987. Pseudotaenia waterhousei (V. d. Poll) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in New South Wales. Australian Entomological Magazine 14(1, 2): 23-28 [23] (Eucalyptus cambageana)
General References
Adams, E. 1966. Comment on Pseudotaenia ajax Saunders. News Bulletin. Australian Entomological Society 2(4): 111 [111]
Barnard, G. 1890. Chalcophora in the scrubs of central Queensland. The Entomologist 23: 179-181 [180]
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] [300]
Fairmaire, L. 1878. Descriptions de Coléoptères nouveaux ou peu connus du Musée Godeffroy. Journal des Museum Godeffroy, Hamburg 14: 1-35 [17] (telamon)
Hobler, F.H. 1925. A beautiful buprestid (Coleoptera). Queensland Naturalist 5: 42-43 [42]
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 [68] (ajax 2625, telamon 2646)
Obenberger, J. 1926. Buprestidae 1. pp. 1-212 in W. Junk & S. Schenkling (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 84. [146]
Pullen, K.R. 1987. Pseudotaenia waterhousei (V. d. Poll) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) in New South Wales. Australian Entomological Magazine 14(1, 2): 23-28 [27] (larval and adult host notes)
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 | |
| 28-Jan-2014 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 05-Sep-2012 | 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED | ||
| 16-Jun-2022 | MODIFIED |