Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina pallidiventris   (Gory & Laporte, 1838)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: decemmaculata
Castiarina pallidiventris   Adult images
Castiarina pallidiventris, PL0308A, on Hysterobaeckea behrii, EP, 10.8 × 3.7 mm Castiarina pallidiventris, PL0307, on Hysterobaeckea behrii, EP, 8.9 × 2.9 mm Castiarina pallidiventris, PL0308A, on Hysterobaeckea behrii, EP, 10.8 × 3.7 mm Castiarina pallidiventris, PL3303A, female, SE, 11.0 × 3.7 mm Castiarina pallidiventris, PL0308A, on Hysterobaeckea behrii, EP, 10.8 × 3.7 mm Castiarina pallidiventris, PL0522, male, on Hysterobaeckea behrii, MU, 8.5 × 2.9 mm Castiarina pallidiventris, PL0335B, male, on Hysterobaeckea behrii, MU, 9.8 × 3.3 mm Castiarina pallidiventris, PL2725, male, on Hysterobaeckea behrii, EP Castiarina pallidiventris, PL0336A, male, MU, 10.1 × 3.5 mm Castiarina pallidiventris, PL0308A, male, from Hysterobaeckea behrii, EP, 10.8 × 3.7 mm
Actual
size¹:
9.5 mm
×
3.2 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L19.3
7.35 – 10.8
 n = 429.7
7.1 – 11.6
 n = 22
L29.1
7.35 – 10.45
 n = 289.4
7.05 – 11
 n = 15
W3.2
2.35 – 3.7
 n = 423.4
2.5 – 4
 n = 22
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:  EP,  MU,  SE
Australian States:  WA,  SA,  VIC,  NSW
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 Castiarina pallidiventris  (total actual records: 139 beetles)
1
4 2
1
10 6 28
29 20 17
20 4 2
2
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
2
estimate of active beetles, inferred* from adjoining date ranges
actual count > 10 (median)
actual count <= 10 (median)
live non-emerged (inactive) beetles only
 *Inferred when a site has counts of active beetles for each of two consecutive periods (date ranges), one finishing and the other starting in the same quarter-month.
The count estimate is assigned to that quarter-month and calculated as the lower of the two total beetle counts, divided by the number of quarter-months in its date range.
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Hysterobaeckea behrii5716EP, MU, SEM
Calytrix tetragona255MU, SEM
Leptospermum coriaceum156EP, MU, SEM
Leptospermum myrsinoides135MU, SEM
Eucalyptus diversifolia ssp. diversifolia82EPM
Leptospermum sp.42MU, SEM
Homoranthus wilhelmii31EPM
Calytrix sp.22EP, MUM
Eucalyptus sp.21EPM
Glischrocaryon behrii21SEH
Eucalyptus leptophylla11MUM
Hakea mitchellii11SEP
Melaleuca uncinata11EPM
Myrtaceae sp.11MUM
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 132 98% 8
H Haloragaceae 2 1% 1
P Proteaceae 1 1% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)5718
on flowering plant5117
on foliage or non-flowering plant11
on plant (unspecified)269
Lure affinity
colour beetles sites SA regions¹
white453EP, SE
light pink382SE
blue152MU, SE
light violet133EP, SE
purple-pink131SE
red22MU, SE
gold11SE
Castiarina pallidiventris Breeding record images
Castiarina pallidiventris, PL4001A, pupa, in Calytrix tetragona, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 10.0 × 3.5 mm Castiarina pallidiventris, PL4000, female, non-emerged adult, in Calytrix tetragona, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski Castiarina pallidiventris, PL4000, female, non-emerged adult, in Calytrix tetragona, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski
Larval host plant
records sites SA regions¹ family adult liveadult deadadult ex pupapupalarva
Calytrix tetragona91SEM11232
Legendrecordscount of breeding adults, pupae and larvae
sitescount of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities)
adultlive = extracted alive;   dead = extracted dead as intact or fragmentary remains;   ex billet = reared and emerged from stored sections of host;   ex pupa = reared from sampled pupa
pupaextracted pupa;   pupa ex larva = reared pupa from larva
larvaextracted larva (any stage including prepupa)
gall (only)hatched or unhatched gall identified by form and position rather than contents
Plant names in green are hyperlinked to a matching host species page with plant photos.
Plant family
Code records % host plant taxa
M Myrtaceae 9 100% 1
Position in larval host
positionrecordssitesadult liveadult deadadult ex pupapupalarva
stem9111232
Host plant notes

A.M.P. Stolarski is the discoverer of the first reported breeding records for this species, found in the stems of Fringe Myrtle, Calytrix tetragona.

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.