Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Stanwatkinsius uniformis   (Thomson, 1879)
subfamily  Agrilinae » tribe  Coraebini » subtribe  Cisseina
Stanwatkinsius uniformis   Adult images
Stanwatkinsius uniformis, PL0387, on Allocasuarina verticillata, SL, 5.1 × 2.0 mm Stanwatkinsius uniformis, PL0387, on Allocasuarina verticillata, SL, 5.1 × 2.0 mm Stanwatkinsius uniformis, PL2431, male, on Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana, SE, 5.9 × 2.3 mm Stanwatkinsius uniformis, PL2431, male, on Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana, SE, 5.9 × 2.3 mm Stanwatkinsius uniformis, PL2431, male, from Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana, SE, 5.9 × 2.3 mm Stanwatkinsius uniformis, PL0507A, male, from Allocasuarina verticillata, SL, 5.0 × 2.0 mm Stanwatkinsius uniformis, PL0387, on Allocasuarina verticillata, SL, 5.1 × 2.0 mm Stanwatkinsius uniformis, PL0389, on Allocasuarina verticillata, SL, 4.9 × 1.9 mm Stanwatkinsius uniformis, PL2431, male, SE, 5.9 × 2.3 mm Stanwatkinsius uniformis, PL2431, male, SE, 5.9 × 2.3 mm
Actual
size¹:
5.6 mm
×
2.2 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L15.4
4.5 – 5.95
 n = 155.9
4.9 – 6.4
 n = 8
L25.5
5.1 – 5.85
 n = 66.2
6.2 – 6.3
 n = 3
W2.1
1.9 – 2.3
 n = 152.3
2 – 2.6
 n = 8
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:  NL,  MU,  YP,  SL,  SE
Australian States:  SA,  TAS,  VIC,  NSW
Southern 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 Stanwatkinsius uniformis  (total of 64 beetles)
4
8 4 10 15
1 2 13 4
3
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
Legend
live emerged adults, count > median value of 4 per quarter month
live emerged adults, count <= median value of 4
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
Allocasuarina verticillata464MU, SLC
Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana124MU, SEC
Allocasuarina sp.61MUC
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
C Casuarinaceae 64 100% 2
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flowering plant21
on foliage or non-flowering plant437
on plant (unspecified)195
Lure affinity
colour beetles sites SA regions¹
yellow11SE
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.