Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Chrysobothris perroni   Gory & Laporte, 1837
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Chrysobothrini » subtribe  Chrysobothrina
Chrysobothris perroni   Adult images
Chrysobothris perroni, PL3131, male, SL, 12.3 × 4.5 mm Chrysobothris perroni, PL6080, female, trapped specimen, EP, 13.2 × 5.1 mm Chrysobothris perroni, PL3131, male, SL, 12.3 × 4.5 mm Chrysobothris perroni, PL6080, female, trapped specimen, EP, 13.2 × 5.1 mm Chrysobothris perroni, PL6080, female, trapped specimen, EP, 13.2 × 5.1 mm Chrysobothris perroni, PL6080, female, trapped specimen, EP, 13.2 × 5.1 mm
Actual
size¹:
12.7 mm
×
4.8 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L112.2
 n = 113.2
 n = 1
L212.0
 n = 113.0
 n = 1
W4.5
 n = 15.0
 n = 1
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
Chrysobothris perroni  Distinctive features

Prominent dense patch of long pale whitish-gold hairs visible in lateral view below the upper elytral margin on the metepimeron; pronotum much narrower than elytra, with sides rounded, and weak to moderate development of transverse striae medially; elytral foveae well developed but not as large and circular as in C. mastersii and C. sp. Wide pronotum; apices of elytra terminated by an enlarged tooth; ventral side with (greenish-)gold reflections.

Notes

This species is likely to be more widespread in SA than the plotted records indicate.

Distribution
SA Regions¹:  EP,  MU,  SL,  KI
Australian States:  WA,  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 Chrysobothris perroni  (total actual records: 1 beetles)
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 > 1 (median)
actual count <= 1 (median)
Adult host plant
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Acacia sp.11SLF
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 family
Code beetles % host plant taxa
F Fabaceae 1 100% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on plant (unspecified)11
Lure affinity
colour beetles sites SA regions¹
red11EP
Chrysobothris perroni Breeding record images
Chrysobothris perroni, PL0656, dead non-emerged adult, from Eucalyptus camaldulensis ssp. camaldulensis, stuck in exit hole, SL Chrysobothris perroni, PL0656, dead non-emerged adult, SL
Larval host plants
records sites SA regions¹ family adult deadadult ex billet
*Eucalyptus camaldulensis ssp. camaldulensis11SLM1
Eucalyptus microcarpa11SLM1
Legendrecordscount of breeding adults, pupae and larvae
sitescount of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities)
*indicates alien (non-native) plant occurrences, either wild or planted (the species may be alien in SA, or native in parts of its SA range)
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 2 100% 2
Position in larval host
positionrecordssitesadult deadadult ex billet
dead stem2111
Host plant notes

I reared a single C. perroni from billets cut from fallen branches of Grey Box Eucalyptus microcarpa in Adelaide (= PL3131, illustrated here under 'Adult images'). Nearby I had previously extracted dead remains of an individual that was stuck in its exit hole in a dead fallen branch of River Red Gum Eucalyptus camaldulensis ssp. camaldulensis (= PL0656, illustrated here under 'Breeding record images').

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.