Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina arida   (Barker, 1987)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: distinguenda
Castiarina arida  Distinctive features

Allied to C. distinguenda but larger and with a bulbous pronotum and heavier elytral fasciae.

Notes

Reported for SA by Barker 2006a from "Brookfield Conservation Park, Blanchetown."

Distribution
SA Regions¹:  MU
Australian States:  SAVICNSW
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