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L1 | 6.4 | 5.75 – 6.75 | n = 3 | 7.2 | n = 1 | |
L2 | 6.2 | 5.6 – 6.65 | n = 3 | 7.0 | n = 1 | |
W | 2.3 | 2.1 – 2.45 | n = 3 | 2.5 | n = 1 |
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 |
Cylindrical pronotum (lacks outwardly projecting basal corners and lateral constriction), differing from M. cylindricolle by its distinctly convex eyes, longer groove on the front of the head, hairs on dorsal side shorter and more evenly distributed, and often greater body length.
The collection illustrated here appears to be the first reported record of this species in SA. Subsequent examination of SA Museum Meliboeithon specimens uncovered an early collection by Blackburn from Port Lincoln that appears to be this species although it is longer than usual.
Legend | P.J.Lang collection vouchered records | |
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings |
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Legend | live emerged adults, count > median value of 2 per quarter month | |
live emerged adults, count <= median value of 2 | ||
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 | ||
Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana | 2 | 1 | SE | C |
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) | |
Plant names in green are hyperlinked to a matching host species page with plant photos. |
Code | beetles | % | host plant taxa | |
C | Casuarinaceae | 2 | 100% | 1 |
position | beetles | sites | |
on foliage or non-flowering plant | 2 | 1 |
colour | beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | |
bright green | 1 | 1 | SE |
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. |