Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Neospades rugiceps   (Thomson, 1879)
subfamily  Agrilinae » tribe  Coraebini » subtribe  Cisseina
Neospades rugiceps   Adult images (last updated: 29 Mar 2020)
Neospades rugiceps, PL2382A, female, on Radyera farragei (PJL BS838-302) flower, EP, 3.3 km WNW Hiltaba HS, 18 Nov 2012 Neospades rugiceps, PL3593C, female, on Alyogyne pinoniana (C.J.Brodie 7208) drying flower, NW, 36.8 km W Amata, 10 Oct 2016, 7.0 × 2.8 mm Neospades rugiceps, PL2386B, male, on Radyera farragei, EP, 4.0 km WSW Hiltaba HS, 18 Nov 2012, 7.5 × 2.9 mm Neospades rugiceps, PL2386C, male, on Radyera farragei, EP, 4.0 km WSW Hiltaba HS, 18 Nov 2012, 7.3 × 2.8 mm Neospades rugiceps, PL2382A, female, on Radyera farragei (PJL BS838-302) flower, EP, 3.3 km WNW Hiltaba HS, 18 Nov 2012 Neospades rugiceps, PL2377, male, from Radyera farragei flower, EP, 4.0 km WSW Hiltaba HS, 15 Nov 2012, 7.6 × 2.9 mm Neospades rugiceps, PL2386H, male, aedeagus, 1.9 mm long, EP, 4.0 km WSW Hiltaba HS, 18 Nov 2012, 6.8 × 2.6 mm Neospades rugiceps, PL2377, male, from Radyera farragei flower, EP, 4.0 km WSW Hiltaba HS, 15 Nov 2012, 7.6 × 2.9 mm Neospades rugiceps, PL2386C, male, on Radyera farragei, EP, 4.0 km WSW Hiltaba HS, 18 Nov 2012, 7.3 × 2.8 mm Neospades rugiceps, PL2386C, male, on Radyera farragei, EP, 4.0 km WSW Hiltaba HS, 18 Nov 2012, 7.3 × 2.8 mm Neospades rugiceps, PL2386A, male, on Radyera farragei, EP, 4.0 km WSW Hiltaba HS, 18 Nov 2012, 7.1 × 2.7 mm Neospades rugiceps, PL3593C, female, on Alyogyne pinoniana (C.J.Brodie 7208), NW, 36.8 km W Amata, 10 Oct 2016, 7.0 × 2.8 mm Neospades rugiceps, PL2381, adult host plant, Radyera farragei (near BS838-226), EP, 3.9 km WNW Hiltaba HS, 18 Nov 2012 Neospades rugiceps, adult host plant, Radyera farragei (BS838-218), EP, Hiltaba Stn, 15 Nov 2012
Actual
size¹:
7.4 mm
×
2.8 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L17.3
6.75 – 7.9
 n = 127.4
6.45 – 8.6
 n = 15
L27.3
6.75 – 7.85
 n = 47.3
6.4 – 8.5
 n = 3
W2.8
2.5 – 3.1
 n = 122.8
2.35 – 3.25
 n = 15
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:  NW,  EP
Australian States:  WA,  SA
South Australian occurrences
LegendP.J.Lang collection vouchered records
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings
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Adult activity records for Neospades rugiceps  (total actual records: 30 beetles)
1 5
1
1 20
2
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 > 1.5 (median)
actual count <= 1.5 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Radyera farragei211EPM
Alyogyne pinoniana76NWM
Solanum sp.21NWS
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
M Malvaceae 28 93% 2
S Solanaceae 2 7% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)287
on plant (unspecified)21
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.