Species Pseudotaenia gigas (Hope, 1846)
- Chrysodema gigas Hope, F.W. 1846. Descriptions of new species of Buprestidae from New Holland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 17: 62-65 [62].
Type data:
Holotype OUM COLE0990 sex unknown, Swan River. - Chalcotaenia gigantea Nonfried, A.F. 1891. Weitere Beiträge zur Käferfauna von Südasien und Neuguinea. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 36: 359-380 [374].
Type data:
Holotype ZMB sex unknown, New Guinea (as Nova Guinea).
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bellamy, C.L. 2006. Studies on the Australian Chalcophorini: a new genus for Chalcophora subfasciata Carter, 1916 and a review of the Pseudotaenia Kerremans, 1903 generic-group (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Zootaxa 1206: 23–46 [31] (also for full history of both names)
Generic Combinations
- Pseudotaenia gigantea (Nonfried, 1891). —
Kerremans, C. 1903. Coleoptera, Fam. Buprestidae. pp. 49-338 in Wytsman, P. (ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles : Verteneuil & Desmet Vol. 12b-d. [81] - Pseudotaenia gigas (Hope, 1846). —
Kerremans, C. 1903. Coleoptera, Fam. Buprestidae. pp. 49-338 in Wytsman, P. (ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles : Verteneuil & Desmet Vol. 12b-d. [81] - Chalcotaenia gigas (Hope, 1846). —
Saunders, E. 1871. Catalogus Buprestidarum Synonymicus et Systematicus. London : Janson 171 pp. [15]
Distribution
States
Queensland, Western Australia
IBRA
Qld, WA: Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Coolgardie (COO), Esperance Plains (ESP), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), Mallee (MAL), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Warren (WAR), Yalgoo (YAL)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Queensland
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore, volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Acacia leiocalyx (Domin) Pedley [FABACEAE] Black Wattle).
Associated Flora References
Bílý, S. & Volkovitsh, M.G. 2003. Larvae of Australian Buprestidae (Coleoptera). Part 1. Genera Austrophorella and Pseudotaenia. Acta Societatis Zoologicae Bohemicae 67: 99-114 [112] (Acacia leiocalyx)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 2006. Review of the biology of the Australian genus Pseudotaenia Kerremans, 1903 (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Calodema 5: 19-23 [20] (Acacia leiocalyx)
General References
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]
Hope, F.W. 1846. Descriptions of new species of Buprestidae from New Holland, chiefly collected by D. E. Fortnum, Esq. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London 4: 208-220 [Date published 2 Mar. 1846] [208] (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 [69] (2634)
Obenberger, J. 1926. Buprestidae 1. pp. 1-212 in W. Junk & S. Schenkling (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 84. [146]
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] [5]
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 |