Species Temognatha murrayi (Gemminger & Harold, 1869)
- Stigmodera murrayi Gemminger, M. & Harold, E. von 1869. Catalogus Coleopterorum hucusque descriptorum synonymicus et systematicus. London : Monachii Vol. 5 1347-1608 pp. [1401] [nom. nov. for trifasciata Murray, 1852; reichi species group].
Type data:
Syntype(s). - Temognatha trifasciata Murray, A. 1852. Description de deux Buprestides nouveaux. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 2 10: 253-255 [254] [junior homonym of trifasciata Gory & Laporte, 1838].
Type data:
Holotype BMNH sex unknown, King George Sound (as King-Georges-Sound), WA. - 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] [junior homonym of imperatrix Géhin, 1855].
Type data:
Holotype MNHP sex unknown, Swan-River, Australia.
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Blackburn, T. 1891. Further notes on Australian Coleoptera, with descriptions of new genera and species. Transactions and Proceedings and Report of the Royal Society of South Australia 14: 65-153 [Date published July 1891] [139] (imperator sic)
- Kerremans, C. 1900. Buprestides nouveaux et remarques synonymiques. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique (Comptes-rendus) 44: 282-351 [313] (imperator)
- 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; Eucalyptus uncinata Turcz. [MYRTACEAE] Hook-leaved Mallee; Eucalyptus uncinata Turcz. [MYRTACEAE] Hook-leaved 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 [330] (Eucalyptus foecunda)
Hawkeswood, T.J. 1982. Notes on insect pollination of two species of Eucalyptus (Myrtaceae) from south-west Western Australia. Victorian Naturalist 99: 28-37 [31] (Eucalyptus foecunda)
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 foecunda)
Slater, P. & Lindgren, E. 1955. A Visit to Queen Victoria Spring, January, 1955. Western Australian Naturalist 5: 10-18 [18] (Eucalyptus foecunda)
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. 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)
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 [91] (2875)
Obenberger, J. 1934. Buprestidae 3. pp. 569-781 in Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin : W. Junk Vol. 132. [720]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |