Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina macarthuri   Barker, 2005
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: convexa
Castiarina macarthuri   Adult images (last updated: 29 Mar 2020)
Castiarina macarthuri, PL2612A, female, on Eremophila scoparia, EP, 10.2 km SSW Buckleboo, 5 Oct 2013, 14.7 × 5.5 mm Castiarina macarthuri, PL2612A, female, on Eremophila scoparia, EP, 10.2 km SSW Buckleboo, 5 Oct 2013, 14.7 × 5.5 mm Castiarina macarthuri, PL2573, male, on Eremophila scoparia, EP, 1.8 km NE Carradoo Tanks, road res., adj. Lake Gilles CP, 3 Oct 2013, 14.5 × 5.6 mm Castiarina macarthuri, PL2612B, male, from Eremophila scoparia, EP, 10.2 km SSW Buckleboo, 5 Oct 2013, 13.3 × 4.9 mm Castiarina macarthuri, PL2335, female, FR, 6.3 km SSW Mt Hayward, Flinders Ranges NP, 16 Oct 2012, 14.3 × 5.5 mm
Actual
size¹:
14.2 mm
×
5.3 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L114.1
13.25 – 15.1
 n = 414.4
12.7 – 15.75
 n = 4
L214.0
13.15 – 15
 n = 414.1
12.5 – 15.5
 n = 3
W5.3
4.9 – 5.6
 n = 45.4
4.55 – 6.05
 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
Distribution
SA Regions¹:  FR,  EP,  MU
Australian States:  SA,  NSW
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 Castiarina macarthuri  (total actual records: 56 beetles)
5 6 2 20
10 12
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 > 6 (median)
actual count <= 6 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Eremophila scoparia5420FR, EP, MUS
Acacia aneura complex11MU
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
S Scrophulariaceae 54 100% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)3114
on flowering plant74
on foliage or non-flowering plant44
on plant (unspecified)132
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.