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Species Pseudotaenia ajax (Saunders, 1872)

 

Distribution

States

Queensland


Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.
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drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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)

 

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.
Published As part of group Action Date Action Type Compiler(s)
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
28-Jan-2014 BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED Dr Federica Turco (QM)
05-Sep-2012 03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED
03-Oct-2024 MODIFIED