Host Acacia wattsiana for Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Host plant Acacia wattsiana  (Dog Wattle)
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Acacia wattsiana plt Denzel Murfet Tothill Ranges Acacia wattsiana flr Denzel Murfet Tothill Ranges
Adult host: Buprestidae species recorded as adults on Acacia wattsiana, displayed in reverse count order
Melobasis sp. Dichromatic, PL0436, PL1032I, female and male
Melobasis sp. Dichromatic (50)
Melobasis sp. Dichromatic, PL1032A, female, on Acacia wattsiana, NL, 0.45 km ESE Webb Gap, 2 Dec 2009
shown on Acacia wattsiana
Agrilus hypoleucus, PL0415, female, from Acacia retinodes, SL, 0.8 km NW Normanville PO, 28 Jan 2008
Agrilus hypoleucus (17)
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 (10)
Melobasis simplex, PL0406, male, on Acacia pycnantha, SL, near Mt Barker summit, 7 Jan 2008
shown on Acacia pycnantha
Melobasis semisuturalis, PL0526D, male, from Acacia retinodes, MU, 4.1 km NNW Rockleigh, 11 Nov 2008
Melobasis semisuturalis (8)
Melobasis semisuturalis, PL0526A, female, on Acacia retinodes, MU, 4.1 km NNW Rockleigh, 11 Nov 2008
shown on Acacia retinodes
Melobasis obscurella, PL2322A, male, from Acacia spilleriana, MU, 10.8 km NNW Robertstown, 3 Oct 2012
Melobasis obscurella (5)
Melobasis obscurella, PL0722, female, on Exocarpos cupressiformis, NL, Niblet Gap, 4 Oct 2009
shown on Exocarpos cupressiformis
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 (4)
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
Diphucrania modesta, PL0542B, male, from Acacia pycnantha, SL, 1.5 km E Belair RS, 29 Nov 2008
Diphucrania modesta (2)
Diphucrania modesta, PL1723A, on Acacia pycnantha, SL, Waitpinga, 29 Dec 2010
shown on Acacia pycnantha
Melobasis sp. Dark grey costate, PL1031A, from Acacia wattsiana, NL, 0.45 km ESE Webb Gap, 2 Dec 2009
Melobasis sp. Dark grey costate (2)
Melobasis sp. Dark grey costate, PL1031A, on Acacia wattsiana, NL, 0.45 km ESE Webb Gap, 2 Dec 2009
shown on Acacia wattsiana
Notographus uniformis, PL5663M, female, from Acacia notabilis dead stem, EP, 4.9 km ENE Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 13 Nov 2022. , 3.5 x 1.45 mm
Notographus uniformis (2)
Notographus uniformis, PL1766A, on dead Acacia rigens, MU, 19.6 km WSW Waikerie, 14 Jan 2011
shown on dead Acacia rigens
Diphucrania leucosticta, DAY188, DAY189, KI, 1.5 km S Vivonne Bay Store, 1 Mar 2008
Diphucrania leucosticta (1)
Diphucrania leucosticta, PL1806, male, on Acacia wattsiana, NL, 6.3 km SSW Wirrabara, 28 Jan 2011
shown on Acacia wattsiana
Diphucrania parva, PL0914A, female, from Acacia pycnantha, SL, 3.4 km NW Echunga, 17 Nov 2009
Diphucrania parva (1)
Diphucrania parva, PL0955A, female, on Acacia ligulata, MU, 1.5 km NNW Sanderston, 25 Nov 2009
shown on Acacia ligulata
Larval host: Buprestidae species recorded breeding in Acacia wattsiana, displayed in reverse count order
Agrilus hypoleucus, PL0415, female, from Acacia retinodes, SL, 0.8 km NW Normanville PO, 28 Jan 2008
Agrilus hypoleucus (2)
Agrilus hypoleucus, PL0544A, on Acacia pycnantha, SL, 1.5 km E Belair RS, 29 Nov 2008
shown on Acacia pycnantha
Melobasis sordida, PL0629E, male, EP, 1.2 km W Edillilie, 6 Jan 2009
Melobasis sordida (1)
Melobasis sordida, PL0348, female, on Acacia argyrophylla, MU, 10.5 km ESE Truro, 16 Dec 2007
shown on Acacia argyrophylla
Melobasis sp. Dichromatic, PL0436, PL1032I, female and male
Melobasis sp. Dichromatic (1)
Melobasis sp. Dichromatic, PL1032A, female, on Acacia wattsiana, NL, 0.45 km ESE Webb Gap, 2 Dec 2009
shown on Acacia wattsiana