Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Anilara sp. Peebinga  
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Curidini » subtribe  Anilarina
Anilara sp. Peebinga   Adult images
Anilara sp. Peebinga, PL5792, female, on Leptospermum myrsinoides foliage, SE, 4.3 × 1.8 mm Anilara sp. Peebinga, PL5792, female, on Leptospermum myrsinoides foliage, SE, 4.3 × 1.8 mm Anilara sp. Peebinga, PL5792, female, on Leptospermum myrsinoides foliage, SE, 4.3 × 1.8 mm Anilara sp. Peebinga, PL3462D, male, from Melaleuca uncinata foliage, MU, 4.6 × 1.9 mm Anilara sp. Peebinga, PL4433, male, from flowering Hysterobaeckea behrii, SE, 4.1 × 1.8 mm Anilara sp. Peebinga, PL4137A, male, from Melaleuca uncinata foliage, MU, 4.5 × 1.9 mm Anilara sp. Peebinga, PL5792, female, on Leptospermum myrsinoides foliage, SE, 4.3 × 1.8 mm Anilara sp. Peebinga, PL5792, female, on Leptospermum myrsinoides foliage, SE, 4.3 × 1.8 mm Anilara sp. Peebinga, PL5792, female, on Leptospermum myrsinoides foliage, SE, 4.3 × 1.8 mm
Actual
size¹:
4.2 mm
×
1.8 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L14.1
3.1 – 4.85
 n = 124.4
3.5 – 5.55
 n = 4
L23.7
3.05 – 4.25
 n = 84.3
3.4 – 5.35
 n = 4
W1.7
1.3 – 2.05
 n = 121.8
1.5 – 2.3
 n = 4
Legend  L1length from clypeus/frons to elytral apex (mean, range, sample size)
L2length from anterior of edge of eyes to elytral apex
Wmaximum width with elytra fully closed
Anilara sp. Peebinga  Distinctive features

Similar to Anilara sp. Ki Ki, but smaller on average and with a distinctive aedeagus that is pale, flat and has a wide sub-elliptical basal half. Sides of pronotum very rounded.

Notes

Appears to be related to Anilara subcostata and A. sp. Ki Ki based on aedeagus structure and the gibbous first tarsal segment of the hind leg. Its larval host plants are unknown.

Resembles a specimen in SA Museum identified as Anilara purpurascens (collected by A.H. Elston from the Barossa). Carter 1926 considered this specimen comparable to the type of A. purpurascens from NW of WA, although he conceded that it showed a 'slight variation of form'.

Distribution
SA Regions¹:  EP,  MU,  SE
Australian States:  SA,  +?
Southern South Australian occurrences
LegendP.J.Lang collection vouchered records
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings
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Adult activity records for Anilara sp. Peebinga  (total actual records: 14 beetles)
4 2
1 3 4
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Legend
9
number of active beetles, actually recorded in that quarter-month
actual count > 3 (median)
actual count <= 3 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Melaleuca uncinata73MU, SEM
Leptospermum myrsinoides42SEM
Hysterobaeckea behrii32MU, SEM
Legendbeetlescount of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon
sitescount of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities)
Plant names in green are hyperlinked to a matching host species page with plant photos.
Plant family
Code beetles % host plant taxa
M Myrtaceae 14 100% 3
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flowering plant11
on foliage or non-flowering plant136
Lure affinity
colour beetles sites SA regions¹
red22EP
¹ LegendregionsSA State Herbarium regions (map)
EA: Eastern, EP: Eyre Peninsula, FR: Flinders Ranges, GT: Gairdner-Torrens, KI: Kangaroo Island, LE: Lake Eyre, MU: Murray, NL: Northern Lofty, NU: Nullarbor, NW: North-Western, SE: South-Eastern, SL: Southern Lofty, YP: Yorke Peninsula
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