Host Acacia retinodes for Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Host plant Acacia retinodes  (Wirilda)
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Acacia retinodes plnt Denzel Murfet Dutton Acacia retinodes f DEM8987 Ngapala Diphucrania chalcophora, PL0998, adult host plant, Acacia retinodes, MU, 4.1 km NNW Rockleigh, 1 Dec 2009 Diphucrania chalcophora, PL1014, adult host plant, Acacia retinodes, SL, 4.0 km SSE Tanunda, 1 Dec 2009
Larval host: Buprestidae species recorded breeding in Acacia retinodes, displayed in reverse count order
Melobasis semisuturalis, PL0526D, male, from Acacia retinodes, MU, 4.1 km NNW Rockleigh, 11 Nov 2008
Melobasis semisuturalis (92)
Melobasis semisuturalis, PL0526A, female, on Acacia retinodes, MU, 4.1 km NNW Rockleigh, 11 Nov 2008
shown on Acacia retinodes
Agrilus hypoleucus, PL0415, female, from Acacia retinodes, SL, 0.8 km NW Normanville PO, 28 Jan 2008
Agrilus hypoleucus (16)
Agrilus hypoleucus, PL0544A, on Acacia pycnantha, SL, 1.5 km E Belair RS, 29 Nov 2008
shown on Acacia pycnantha
Melobasis simplex, PL3104, PL1193, female and male, from Acacia pycnantha
Melobasis simplex (7)
Melobasis simplex, PL0527, male, on Acacia retinodes, MU, 4.1 km NNW Rockleigh, 11 Nov 2008
shown on Acacia retinodes
Melobasis vittata, PL3464, male, from Allocasuarina verticillata, SL, 0.8 km NW Normanville PO, 28 Dec 2015
Melobasis vittata (1)
Melobasis vittata, PL0573, female, on Acacia retinodes, SL, 2.1 km NNE Lobethal, 24 Dec 2008
shown on Acacia retinodes
Adult host: Buprestidae species recorded as adults on Acacia retinodes, displayed in reverse count order
Agrilus hypoleucus, PL0415, female, from Acacia retinodes, SL, 0.8 km NW Normanville PO, 28 Jan 2008
Agrilus hypoleucus (348)
Agrilus hypoleucus, PL0544A, on Acacia pycnantha, SL, 1.5 km E Belair RS, 29 Nov 2008
shown on Acacia pycnantha
Diphucrania chalcophora, PL0579, PL0645, female and male, from Acacia retinodes, SL
Diphucrania chalcophora (197)
Diphucrania chalcophora, PL1014H, male, on Acacia retinodes, SL, 4.0 km SSE Tanunda, 1 Dec 2009
shown on Acacia retinodes
Melobasis semisuturalis, PL0526D, male, from Acacia retinodes, MU, 4.1 km NNW Rockleigh, 11 Nov 2008
Melobasis semisuturalis (137)
Melobasis semisuturalis, PL0526A, female, on Acacia retinodes, MU, 4.1 km NNW Rockleigh, 11 Nov 2008
shown on Acacia retinodes
Melobasis simplex, PL3104, PL1193, female and male, from Acacia pycnantha
Melobasis simplex (62)
Melobasis simplex, PL0527, male, on Acacia retinodes, MU, 4.1 km NNW Rockleigh, 11 Nov 2008
shown on Acacia retinodes
Melobasis sp. Dichromatic, PL0436, PL1032I, female and male
Melobasis sp. Dichromatic (28)
Melobasis sp. Dichromatic, PL2302B, male, on Acacia retinodes, MU, 4.1 km NNW Rockleigh, 22 Sep 2012
shown on Acacia retinodes
Melobasis sordida, PL0629E, male, EP, 1.2 km W Edillilie, 6 Jan 2009
Melobasis sordida (16)
Melobasis sordida, PL0345, female, on Acacia retinodes, NL, 7.0 km NW Kapunda, 16 Dec 2007
shown on Acacia retinodes
Melobasis vittata, PL3464, male, from Allocasuarina verticillata, SL, 0.8 km NW Normanville PO, 28 Dec 2015
Melobasis vittata (9)
Melobasis vittata, PL0573, female, on Acacia retinodes, SL, 2.1 km NNE Lobethal, 24 Dec 2008
shown on Acacia retinodes
Diphucrania parva, PL0914A, female, from Acacia pycnantha, SL, 3.4 km NW Echunga, 17 Nov 2009
Diphucrania parva (8)
Diphucrania parva, PL0955A, female, on Acacia ligulata, MU, 1.5 km NNW Sanderston, 25 Nov 2009
shown on Acacia ligulata
Diphucrania modesta, PL0542B, male, from Acacia pycnantha, SL, 1.5 km E Belair RS, 29 Nov 2008
Diphucrania modesta (6)
Diphucrania modesta, PL1723A, on Acacia pycnantha, SL, Waitpinga, 29 Dec 2010
shown on Acacia pycnantha
Melobasis nervosa, DAY41, female, from Acacia uncifolia, KI, 0.6 km E Little Sahara car park, Seal Bay CP, 15 Oct 2007
Melobasis nervosa (5)
Melobasis nervosa, PL2300, on Acacia retinodes, MU, 4.1 km NNW Rockleigh, 22 Sep 2012
shown on Acacia retinodes
Diphucrania sp. cf. tasmanica, PL0638A, PL0638D, female and male, from Acacia pycnantha, SL, 3.4 km NW Echunga, 17 Jan 2009
Diphucrania sp. cf. tasmanica (3)
Diphucrania sp. cf. tasmanica, PL1662, female, on Acacia uncifolia, KI, 0.1 km WSW Little Sahara car park, 15 Dec 2010
shown on Acacia uncifolia
Neocuris pauperata, PL5972, male, SL, 7.1 km E Two Wells, 2 Dec 2023
Neocuris pauperata (2)
Neocuris pauperata, PL2152, on Acacia retinodes, NL, 5.7 km SE Eudunda, 7 Dec 2011
shown on Acacia retinodes
Melobasis obscurella, PL2322A, male, from Acacia spilleriana, MU, 10.8 km NNW Robertstown, 3 Oct 2012
Melobasis obscurella (1)
Melobasis obscurella, PL0722, female, on Exocarpos cupressiformis, NL, Niblet Gap, 4 Oct 2009
shown on Exocarpos cupressiformis