Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Synechocera setosa  
subfamily  Agrilinae » tribe  Coraebini » subtribe  Synechocerina
Synechocera setosa   Adult images
Synechocera setosa, PL4124, male, on Exocarpos sparteus, SE, 4.7 × 1.4 mm Synechocera setosa, PL4124, male, on Exocarpos sparteus, SE, 4.7 × 1.4 mm Synechocera setosa, PL4124, male, on Exocarpos sparteus, SE, 4.7 × 1.4 mm Synechocera setosa, PL4124, male, on Exocarpos sparteus, SE, 4.7 × 1.4 mm Synechocera setosa, PL4124, male, on Exocarpos sparteus, SE, 4.7 × 1.4 mm Synechocera setosa, PL4124, male, on Exocarpos sparteus, SE, 4.7 × 1.4 mm Synechocera setosa, PL4888B, male, from Gahnia deusta, SE, 5.3 × 1.5 mm
Actual
size¹:
5.0 mm
×
1.4 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L15.1
4.5 – 5.55
 n = 214.8
4.4 – 5.5
 n = 5
L25.0
4.45 – 5.5
 n = 214.8
4.4 – 5.45
 n = 5
W1.4
1.2 – 1.5
 n = 211.4
1.3 – 1.65
 n = 5
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,  SE
Australian States:  WA,  SA
South Australia distribution
LegendP.J.Lang collection vouchered records
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings
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Adult activity records for Synechocera setosa  (total of 41 beetles)
1
4 15
14
1 1 5
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
Gahnia deusta331SEC1
Exocarpos sparteus42SES
Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana31SEC2
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 family
Code beetles % host plant taxa
C1 Cyperaceae 33 83% 1
S Santalaceae 4 10% 1
C2 Casuarinaceae 3 8% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flowering plant161
on foliage or non-flowering plant52
on plant (unspecified)191
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
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