Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata Levey, 2018
subfamily Buprestinae » tribe Melobasini » subtribe Melobasina
Melobasis species group: nervosa
Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata Adult images
Measurements (mm)
| male | female |
L1 | 14.5 | 13.35 – 15.4 | n = 6 | 14.9 | 14.4 – 15.45 | n = 2 |
L2 | 14.5 | 14.05 – 14.95 | n = 4 | 14.4 | 13.95 – 14.9 | n = 2 |
W | 4.6 | 4.3 – 4.9 | n = 6 | 4.9 | 4.7 – 5.15 | n = 2 |
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 |
Distribution
EP
Australian States: WA, NT, SA
Southern South Australian occurrences
Legend | | P.J.Lang collection vouchered records |
| other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings |
Adult activity records for Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata (total actual records: 11 beetles)
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| number of active beetles, actually recorded in that quarter-month |
| actual count > 2 (median) |
| actual count <= 2 (median) |
Adult host plants
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. |
Plant family
Position on adult host
on foliage or non-flowering plant | | 11 | 4 |
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. |