Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Neobubastes aureocincta   Blackburn, 1892
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Pterobothrini » subtribe  none
Neobubastes aureocincta   Adult images
Neobubastes aureocincta, PL0485, male, EP, 14.2 × 4.8 mm Neobubastes aureocincta, PL0485, male, EP, 14.2 × 4.8 mm Neobubastes aureocincta, PL0485, male, EP, 14.2 × 4.8 mm Neobubastes aureocincta, PL2706, male, on Acacia rigens, EP, 12.6 × 4.8 mm Neobubastes aureocincta, PL2706, male, EP, 12.6 × 4.8 mm Neobubastes aureocincta, PL0483, female, EP, 16.2 × 6.0 mm Neobubastes aureocincta, PL0483, female, EP, 16.2 × 6.0 mm Neobubastes aureocincta, PL2706, male, on Acacia rigens, EP, 12.6 × 4.8 mm Neobubastes aureocincta, PL0485, male, EP, 14.2 × 4.8 mm Neobubastes aureocincta, PL0485, male, EP, 14.2 × 4.8 mm Neobubastes aureocincta, PL0485, male, EP, 14.2 × 4.8 mm
Actual
size¹:
14.9 mm
×
5.5 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L113.4
12.55 – 14.2
n = 216.5
16.2 – 16.8
n = 2
L212.4
n = 116.6
n = 1
W4.8
4.8 – 4.8
n = 26.2
6 – 6.4
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:  NUEPSL+?
Australian States:  WANTSAVIC
South Australian occurrences
LegendP.J.Lang collection vouchered records
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings
Satellite map
Terrain map
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Adult activity records for Neobubastes aureocincta  (total of 9 beetles)
1
5 1
2
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
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
11EPF
11EPS1
11EPS2
11MUM
11EPM
Senna artemisioides11MUF
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 2 33% 2
M Myrtaceae 2 33% 2
S1 Sapindaceae 1 17% 1
S2 Scrophulariaceae 1 17% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on foliage or non-flowering plant33
other
  on branch22
  on stems11
Host plant notes

The host plants for the three other species of Neobubastes found in WA are from family Myrtaceae (Michael Powell, 2020, pers.comm.), so this is a strong possibility for N. aureocincta also.

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.