Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Astraeus jansoni   van de Poll, 1889
subfamily  Polycestinae » tribe  Astraeini » subtribe  Astraeina
Astraeus jansoni   Adult images
Astraeus jansoni, PL2951A, male, on Callitris gracilis, MU, 8.7 × 3.6 mm Astraeus jansoni, PL2951B, male, on Callitris gracilis, MU, 8.1 × 3.3 mm Astraeus jansoni, PL2951B, male, on Callitris gracilis, MU, 8.1 × 3.3 mm Astraeus jansoni, PL2951B, male, on Callitris gracilis, MU, 8.1 × 3.3 mm Astraeus jansoni, PL2951B, male, on Callitris gracilis, MU, 8.1 × 3.3 mm Astraeus jansoni, SAMA 25-019808, from Callitris gracilis, FR
Actual
size¹:
8.4 mm
×
3.4 mm
Measurements (mm)
male
L18.4
8.1 – 8.7
 n = 3
L28.2
7.95 – 8.55
 n = 3
W3.4
3.3 – 3.55
 n = 3
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
Distribution
SA Regions¹:  FR,  NL,  SL,  MU,  KI
Australian States:  SA,  VIC,  NSW,  QLD
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 Astraeus jansoni  (total actual records: 98 beetles)
13
5 9
2 17 2 1
5 22 21
1
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 > 5 (median)
actual count <= 5 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Callitris gracilis9712FR, NL, MU, SL, KIC
Callitris rhomboidea11SLC
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
C Cupressaceae 98 100% 2
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on foliage or non-flowering plant62
on plant (unspecified)9211
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
sizeThe ellipse is the correct size when printed, indicative on a desktop screen, and likely to be wrong on a mobile device.