Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata   Levey, 2018
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Melobasini » subtribe  Melobasina
Melobasis  species group: nervosa
Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata   Adult images (last updated: 26 Nov 2025)
Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL0794, male, on Acacia rigens, EP, 3.2 km WSW Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 26 Oct 2009, 13.4 × 4.4 mm Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL0821, male, on Acacia wilhelmiana, EP, 6.3 km SW Coolanie, Middlecamp Hills CP, 28 Oct 2009, 13.6 × 4.3 mm Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL0821, male, on Acacia wilhelmiana, EP, 6.3 km SW Coolanie, Middlecamp Hills CP, 28 Oct 2009, 13.6 × 4.3 mm Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL0821, male, on Acacia wilhelmiana, EP, 6.3 km SW Coolanie, Middlecamp Hills CP, 28 Oct 2009, 13.6 × 4.3 mm Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL0794, male, on Acacia rigens, EP, 3.2 km WSW Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 26 Oct 2009, 13.4 × 4.4 mm Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL3957, male, EP, 10.8 km ENE Secret Rocks, 13 Oct 2017, 14.8 × 4.7 mm Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL2709, male, from Acacia rigens foliage, EP, 4.8 km NE Pine Hill HS, 27 Oct 2013, 14.5 × 4.6 mm Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL2709, male, from Acacia rigens foliage, EP, 4.8 km NE Pine Hill HS, 27 Oct 2013, 14.5 × 4.6 mm Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL2709, male, from Acacia rigens foliage, EP, 4.8 km NE Pine Hill HS, 27 Oct 2013, 14.5 × 4.6 mm Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL0794, male, on Acacia rigens, EP, 3.2 km WSW Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 26 Oct 2009, 13.4 × 4.4 mm Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL0794, male, on Acacia rigens, EP, 3.2 km WSW Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 26 Oct 2009, 13.4 × 4.4 mm Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL0821, male, on Acacia wilhelmiana, EP, 6.3 km SW Coolanie, Middlecamp Hills CP, 28 Oct 2009, 13.6 × 4.3 mm Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata, PL0821, male, on Acacia wilhelmiana, EP, 6.3 km SW Coolanie, Middlecamp Hills CP, 28 Oct 2009, 13.6 × 4.3 mm
Actual
size¹:
14.6 mm
×
4.7 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L114.5
13.35 – 15.4
 n = 614.9
14.4 – 15.45
 n = 2
L214.5
14.05 – 14.95
 n = 414.4
13.95 – 14.9
 n = 2
W4.6
4.3 – 4.9
 n = 64.9
4.7 – 5.15
 n = 2
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
Australian States:  WA,  NT,  SA
Southern South Australian occurrences
LegendP.J.Lang collection vouchered records
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings
Satellite map
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Adult activity records for Melobasis angustecostata angustecostata  (total actual records: 11 beetles)
2 2 7
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 > 2 (median)
actual count <= 2 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Acacia rigens103EPF
Acacia wilhelmiana11EPF
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
F Fabaceae 11 100% 2
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on foliage or non-flowering plant114
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.