Species Temognatha chevrolatii Géhin, 1855
- Temognatha chevrolatii Géhin, J.-B. 1855. Coléoptères nouveaux ou peu connus. Première Décade. Buprestiens. Bulletin de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle (du Département de la Moselle) de Metz 7: 53-65 [60] [as Themognatha; reichi species group].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP sex unknown, Australia (as Nouvelle-Hollande). - Temognatha imperatrix White, A. 1859. Descriptions of unrecorded species of Australian Coleoptera of the families Carabidae, Buprestidae, Lamellicornia, Longicornia, etc. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1859: 117–123 pls 58–59 [120].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH sex unknown, Australia (Swan River). - Stigmodera imperator Thomson, J. 1879. M. James Thomson communique les descriptions qui suivent. Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 5 9: xiii-clxv [xiv].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP sex unknown, Swan-River, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- 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] [290]
Distribution
States
Western Australia
IBRA
WA: Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Dampierland (DL), Gibson Desert (GD), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), Murchison (MUR), Nullarbor (NUL), Tanami (TAN)
Original AFD Distribution Data
Australian Region
- Australia
- Western Australia: W plateau
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: diurnal, florivore (associated flora: Eucalyptus foecunda Schauer, 1844 [MYRTACEAE] Fremantle Mallee, Narrow-Leaved Red Mallee (on flowers); Eucalyptus spp. [MYRTACEAE] Gum Trees (on flowers); Eucalyptus uncinata Turcz. [MYRTACEAE] Hook-leaved Mallee (on flowers); Melaleuca sp. [MYRTACEAE] Tea-tree (on flowers); Eucalyptus cylindriflora Maiden & Blakely [MYRTACEAE] White Mallee), volant.
Larva: wood-borer.
Extra Ecological Information
Hawkeswood (1982) recorded this species on flowers of Eucalyptus cylindriflora and E. foecunda.
Associated Flora References
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 [317] (Eucalyptus cylindriflora)
Golding, M.R. 2006. A pictorial field guide to the beetles of Australia. Joondalup, Western Australia : Ocean Publishing Part 1: Stigmoderini pp. 50. [20] (Eucalyptus cylindriflora)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1982. Notes on insect pollination of two species of Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) from south-west Western Australia. Victorian Naturalist 99: 28-37 [30] (Eucalyptus cylindriflora)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1987. Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, NSW : Angus & Robertson 248 pp. [54, plate 66] (Eucalyptus cylindriflora)
Hawkeswood, T. J. & Peterson, M. 2004. Jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from the Lake Magenta and the East Hyden districts, Western Australia. Calodema 2: 6-7 [6] (Eucalyptus cylindriflora)
Slater, P. & Lindgren, E. 1955. A Visit to Queen Victoria Spring, January, 1955. Western Australian Naturalist 5: 10-18 [18] (Eucalyptus cylindriflora)
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] [290]
Gardner, J.A. 1988. Chromosome numbers and karyotypes of some Australian Stigmoderini (Coleoptera: Buprestidae). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 112(4): 163-167 [164] (chromosome number)
Gardner, J.A. 1989. Revision of the genera of the tribe Stigmoderini (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) with a discussion of phylogenetic relationships. Invertebrate Taxonomy 3: 291-361 [339]
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1982. Notes on insect pollination of two species of Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) from south-west Western Australia. Victorian Naturalist 99: 28-37 [30] (adult host note)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1987. Beetles of Australia. North Ryde, NSW : Angus & Robertson 248 pp. [54] (Plate 66 [colour])
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 [82, 88] (chevrolati 2776, imperator 2843)
Obenberger, J. 1934. Buprestidae 3. pp. 569-781 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 132. [690]
White, A. 1859. Spicilegia Entomologica.—IV. Diagnoses Coleopterorum quatuor. Annals and Magazine of Natural History 3 3: 290-291 [290] (Temnognatha imperatrix second description)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
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| 03-Oct-2024 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 10-Sep-2024 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 10-Sep-2024 | MOVED | |
| 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 | |
| 05-Mar-2019 | Buprestinae Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 05-Mar-2019 | Buprestinae Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | |
| 28-Jan-2014 | BUPRESTIDAE Leach, 1815 | 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED | Dr Federica Turco (QM) |
| 03-Oct-2024 | MODIFIED |