Species Scaptelytra albivittis (Hope, 1846)
- Buprestis albivittis Hope, F.W. 1846. Descriptions of new species of Buprestidae from New Holland. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 17: 62-65 [63].
Type data:
Holotype OUM COLE1004 sex unknown, Van Dieman's Land. - Chrysodema pyritosa Boheman, C.H. 1858. Coleoptera, species novas descripsit. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies resa Omkring Jorden … 1851-1853. Vol. ii, Zoologi, 1, Insecta. Stockholm : P.A. Norstedt & Söner 112 pp. [58].
Type data:
Holotype NHRM sex unknown, Sydney (as Nova Hollandia (Sidney)), NSW.
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. [122]
- 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] [301]
Generic Combinations
- Scaptelytra albivittis (Hope, 1846).
- Iridotaenia albivittisa (Hope, 1846). —
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 [88]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Broken Hill Complex (BHC), Channel Country (CHC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Central Ranges (CR), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Finke (FIN), Flinders Lofty Block (FLB), Flinders (FLI), Gawler (GAW), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Mulga Lands (ML), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Nullarbor (NUL), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Stony Plains (STP), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Victoria: SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus redunca Schauer [MYRTACEAE]), volant.
Larva: wood-borer.
Extra Ecological Information
Williams & Williams (1983) recorded this species from Eucalyptus sp.
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 [6] (Map 15)
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] [301]
Carter, H.J. 1940. Australian Buprestidae and the Junk Catalogue. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 11 6: 380-389 [382]
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] [214] (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 [68] (albivittis 2626, pyritosa 2641)
Obenberger, J. 1926. Buprestidae 1. pp. 1-212 in W. Junk & S. Schenkling (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 84. [122]
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] [6]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16-Jun-2022 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 10-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 04-Aug-2021 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 10-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 24-Dec-2020 | BUPRESTOIDEA | 10-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 01-Jul-2020 | POLYPHAGA | 10-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | Max Beatson |
| 05-Mar-2019 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 10-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Jan-2014 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 10-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 10-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED |