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L1 | 14.1 | 13.5 – 15.1 | n = 6 | 15.5 | 14.15 – 16.9 | n = 6 |
L2 | 13.9 | 13.4 – 14.4 | n = 2 | 14.6 | 13.95 – 15.2 | n = 2 |
W | 5.6 | 5.35 – 5.7 | n = 6 | 6.0 | 5.4 – 6.45 | n = 6 |
Legend | L1 | length from clypeus/frons to elytral apex (mean, range, sample size) |
L2 | length from anterior of edge of eyes to elytral apex | |
W | maximum width with elytra fully closed |
Legend | P.J.Lang collection vouchered records | |
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Legend | live emerged adults, count > median value of 6 per quarter month | |
live emerged adults, count <= median value of 6 | ||
live non-emerged adults only, for that quarter month | ||
12 | number of active beetles for that quarter month |
beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | family | position on host plant | |||||
Melaleuca uncinata | 22 | 8 | EP, YP, KI | M | |||||
Leptospermum coriaceum | 20 | 12 | EP, MU, SE | M | |||||
Eucalyptus diversifolia ssp. diversifolia | 13 | 4 | EP | M | |||||
Melaleuca gibbosa | 13 | 5 | EP, KI | M | |||||
Hysterobaeckea behrii | 12 | 5 | EP, MU | M | |||||
Leptospermum sp. | 10 | 5 | MU, KI | M | |||||
Calytrix tetragona | 7 | 2 | MU, KI | M | |||||
Eucalyptus socialis | 6 | 1 | MU | M | |||||
Leptospermum myrsinoides | 3 | 3 | KI, SE | M | |||||
Melaleuca decussata | 3 | 2 | EP | M | |||||
Eucalyptus sp. | 2 | 2 | EP | M | |||||
Eucalyptus socialis ssp. socialis | 1 | 1 | EP | M | |||||
Eucalyptus yumbarrana | 1 | 1 | EP | M | |||||
Melaleuca lanceolata | 1 | 1 | EP | M | |||||
Melaleuca sp. | 1 | 1 | EP | M |
Legend | beetles | count of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon |
sites | count of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities) |
Code | beetles | % | host plant taxa | |
M | Myrtaceae | 115 | 100% | 12 |
position | beetles | sites | |
on flower(s) | 63 | 25 | |
on flowering plant | 20 | 12 | |
on foliage or non-flowering plant | 3 | 2 | |
on plant (unspecified) | 29 | 15 |
colour | beetles | sites | SA regions¹ |
blue | 5 | 1 | MU |
This species has a strong association with Melaleuca species as adult hosts which suggests that this genus may also function as larval hosts.
¹ Legend | regions | SA 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 |
size | The ellipse is the correct size when printed, indicative on a desktop screen, and likely to be wrong on a mobile device. |