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L1 | 15.9 | 15.6 – 16.2 | n = 4 | 15.3 | 13.6 – 18.25 | n = 4 |
L2 | 15.3 | 15.1 – 15.55 | n = 4 | 14.8 | 13.15 – 17.5 | n = 3 |
W | 4.9 | 4.8 – 5 | n = 4 | 4.9 | 4.35 – 5.9 | n = 4 |
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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Legend | live emerged adults, count > median value of 3 per quarter month | |
live emerged adults, count <= median value of 3 | ||
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 | ||||||
Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae | 12 | 8 | FR, EP, NL | F | ||||||
Acacia calamifolia | 10 | 4 | FR, MU | F | ||||||
Acacia sp. | 3 | 1 | EP | F | ||||||
Hakea sp. | 2 | 1 | FR | P |
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 | |
F | Fabaceae | 25 | 93% | 2 |
P | Proteaceae | 2 | 7% | 1 |
position | beetles | sites | ||
on flower(s) | 4 | 2 | ||
on flowering plant | 2 | 1 | ||
on foliage or non-flowering plant | 19 | 8 | ||
on plant (unspecified) | 1 | 1 | ||
other | ||||
on stems | 1 | 1 |
Adults are strongly associated with Elegant Wattle Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae and it is postulated that this is probably a larval host plant also.
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. |