Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Pseudanilara piliventris   Carter, 1926 (updated 4 Apr 2022)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Curidini » subtribe  Neocurina
Pseudanilara piliventris   Adult images (last updated: 4 Apr 2022)
Pseudanilara piliventris, PL2485, male, on dead Acacia notabilis, SL, Urrbrae, 6 Jan 2013, 5.0 × 2.0 mm Pseudanilara piliventris, PL2485, male, on dead Acacia notabilis, SL, Urrbrae, 6 Jan 2013, 5.0 × 2.0 mm Pseudanilara piliventris, SAMA 25-034682, holotype, adapted from original, CC BY NC SA 4.0, SE, Lucindale, photo by Joel Bray for SA Museum Pseudanilara piliventris, SAMA 25-034682, holotype, adapted from original, CC BY NC SA 4.0, SE, Lucindale, photo by Joel Bray for SA Museum Pseudanilara piliventris, PL2485, male, on dead Acacia notabilis, SL, Urrbrae, 6 Jan 2013, 5.0 × 2.0 mm Pseudanilara piliventris, PL2485, male, on dead Acacia notabilis, SL, Urrbrae, 6 Jan 2013, 5.0 × 2.0 mm Pseudanilara piliventris, PL2485, male, on dead Acacia notabilis, SL, Urrbrae, 6 Jan 2013, 5.0 × 2.0 mm
Actual
size¹:
4.2 mm
×
1.7 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L14.4
4.1 – 4.95
 n = 63.7
3.55 – 3.8
 n = 2
L24.1
3.95 – 4.3
 n = 43.8
 n = 1
W1.8
1.7 – 2
 n = 61.5
1.4 – 1.6
 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
Pseudanilara piliventris  Distinctive features

Rather convex in shape, predominantly bronze in colouration, and with a conspicuous, relatively dense covering of appressed hairs.

Notes

The original description of this species by Carter 1926 was based on a single (holotype) specimen from Lucindale in the SE Region of SA.

Distribution
SA Regions¹:  MU,  SL,  SE
Australian States:  SA,  TAS
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 Pseudanilara piliventris  (total actual records: 8 beetles)
1
2 1 1
1 1 1
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 (median)
actual count <= 1 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
*Acacia notabilis31SLF
Acacia sp.11MUF
Exocarpos sparteus11SES
Malvastrum americanum var. americanum11FRM
Legendbeetlescount of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon
sitescount of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities)
*indicates alien (non-native) plant occurrences, either wild or planted (the species may be alien in SA, or native in parts of its SA range)
Plant names in green are hyperlinked to a matching host species page with plant photos.
Plant family
Code beetles % host plant taxa
F Fabaceae 4 67% 1
M Malvaceae 1 17% 1
S Santalaceae 1 17% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flowering plant11
on dead foliage31
on plant (unspecified)22
Lure affinity
colour beetles sites SA regions¹
bright green11SE
dark violet11SE
Host plant notes

Cowie 2001 recorded thisP. piliventris in Tasmania from foliage of 'dying Eucalyptus spp. ?'. My records in the Adelaide area were taken from dead foliage on a mostly dying Acacia notabilis.

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.