Species Synechocera deplana (Fabricius, 1801)
- Buprestis deplana Fabricius, J.C. 1801. Systema Eleutheratorum secundum ordines, genera, species: adiectis synonymis, locis, observationibus, descriptionibus. Kiliae : Bibliopolii Academici Novi Vol. II 687 pp. [212] [the mistake of redesignating S. tasmanica as the generic type species by Bellamy (1987) was rectified by the designation of a neotype for Buprestis deplana by Bellamy & Peterson (2000)].
Type data:
Neotype MNHP Fabricius catalogue 2576 sex unknown (D. Billardiere), Amboina.Subsequent designation references:
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] [90].Secondary source:
Zimsen, E. 1964. The Type Material of I.C. Fabricius. Copenhagen : Munksgaard 656 pp. [156]. - Synechocera tasmanica Théry, A. 1923. Note on the genus Synechocera, with description of a new species. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 48(4): 517-518 [517] [the mistake of redesignating S. tasmanica as the generic type species by Bellamy (1987) was rectified by the designation of a neotype for Buprestis deplana by Bellamy & Peterson (2000)].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP sex unknown, TAS.Secondary source:
Bellamy, C.L. 1987. A revision of the genus Synechocera Deyrolle (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 1(1): 17-34 [25]. - Synechocera longior 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 [274].
Type data:
Holotype AM K67283 sex unknown (24.iv.1923), Warburton, VIC [37° 45' 13" S 145° 41' 25" E].
Paratype(s) AM K67204 sex unknown; ANIC sex unknown.Secondary source:
Bellamy, C.L. 1987. A revision of the genus Synechocera Deyrolle (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 1(1): 17-34 [25].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Bellamy, C.L. 1987. A revision of the genus Synechocera Deyrolle (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 1(1): 17-34 [24]
- 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] [90]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria
IBRA
NSW, Qld, SA, Tas, Vic: Australian Alps (AA), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Cobar Peneplain (CP), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Eyre Yorke Block (EYB), Flinders (FLI), Kanmantoo (KAN), King (KIN), Murray Darling Depression (MDD), Nandewar (NAN), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), NSW South Western Slopes (NSS), Riverina (RIV), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), 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), Wet Tropics (WT)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- New South Wales: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
- Queensland: NE coastal
- South Australia: S Gulfs, SE coastal
- Tasmania
- Victoria: Murray-Darling basin, SE coastal
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, herbivore (associated flora: Gahnia sieberiana Kunth [CYPERACEAE] Sword Grass (on foliage); Acacia longifolia (Andrews) Willd. [FABACEAE] Sydney Golden Wattle; Leptospermum sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree), volant.
Larva: wood-borer (associated flora: Gahnia spp. [CYPERACEAE]).
Extra Ecological Information
Bellamy (1987) recorded larvae of this species using Gahnia spp., including G. sieberana, and one adult from the flowers of Leptospermum sp.; in addition, a possible parasite of this species was recorded as Aulacostethus rubidus (Schletter) (Hymenoptera: Aulacidae).
General References
Bellamy, C.L. 1987. A revision of the genus Synechocera Deyrolle (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilinae). Invertebrate Taxonomy 1(1): 17-34 [18, 32] (incertae sedis)
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 [73]
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] [89] (discussion about type species)
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 [14] (Map 238 as tasmanica)
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] [276] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement longior, tasmanica as valid species)
Cowie, D. 2001. Jewel Beetles of Tasmania. Hobart : Tasmanian Field Naturalists' Club Inc. 41 pp. [32] (host and distribution)
Gory, H.L. & Laporte de Castelnau, F.L. 1839. Histoire naturelle et iconographie des insectes Coléoptères. Monographie des buprestides. genera: Anthaxia, Evagora, Sphenoptera, Cratomerus, Sponsor, Cisseis, Castalia, Poecilonota, Zemina, Stenogaster, Pseudagrilus, Amorphosoma, Eumerus, Coraebus, Ethon, Brachys [pp. 1-3, genera paged separately; see Laporte & Gory for Volume 1]. Paris : P. Duménil Vol. 2(25-35). [36] (presenting alternative taxonomic arrangement Agrilus)
Kerremans, C. 1892. Catalogue synonymique des Buprestides decrits de 1758 à 1890. Mémoires de la Société Entomologique de Belgique 1: 1-304 [237] (deplanata)
Kerremans, C. 1903. Coleoptera, Fam. Buprestidae. pp. 49-338 in Wytsman, P. (ed.). Genera Insectorum. Bruxelles : Verteneuil & Desmet Vol. 12b-d. [221]
Obenberger, J. 1935. Buprestidae 4. pp. 785-934 in W. Junk & S. Schenkling (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. 's-Gravenhage : W. Junk Vol. 143. [787] (deplanata)
Saunders, E. 1871. Catalogus Buprestidarum Synonymicus et Systematicus. London : Janson 171 pp. [109]
Zimsen, E. 1964. The Type Material of I.C. Fabricius. Copenhagen : Munksgaard 656 pp. [156]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03-Oct-2024 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 03-Oct-2024 | Agrilinae Gory & Laporte, 1835 | 10-Sep-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 16-Jun-2022 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-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) |
| 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |