Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Temognatha pubicollis   (Waterhouse, 1874)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Temognatha  species group: grandis
Temognatha pubicollis   Adult images (last updated: 29 Mar 2020)
Temognatha pubicollis, PL3978, female, on Leptospermum coriaceum, EP, 15.6 km NE Lock, Hambidge CP, 15 Oct 2017, 36.5 × 15.4 mm Temognatha pubicollis, PL3978, female, on Leptospermum coriaceum, EP, 15.6 km NE Lock, Hambidge CP, 15 Oct 2017, 36.5 × 15.4 mm Temognatha pubicollis, PL3978, female, on Leptospermum coriaceum, EP, 15.6 km NE Lock, Hambidge CP, 15 Oct 2017, 36.5 × 15.4 mm Temognatha pubicollis, PL3978, female, from Leptospermum coriaceum, EP, 15.6 km NE Lock, Hambidge CP, 15 Oct 2017, 36.5 × 15.4 mm
Actual
size¹:
36.5 mm
×
15.4 mm
Measurements (mm)
female
L136.5
 n = 1
L236.0
 n = 1
W15.4
 n = 1
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
Notes

Peterson 2015 notes that this species also occurs further north in the Great Victoria Desert and southern Great Sandy Desert of Western Australia and in the MacDonnell Ranges of the Northern Territory.

Distribution
SA Regions¹:  EP,  MU,  SL,  SE
Australian States:  WA,  NT,  SA,  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 Temognatha pubicollis  (total actual records: 13 beetles)
1 1
2 1
2
1 1
1
2 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
Eucalyptus brachycalyx21EPM
Grevillea pterosperma21EPP
Eucalyptus leptophylla11EPM
Leptospermum coriaceum11EPM
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 Myrtaceae 4 67% 3
P Proteaceae 2 33% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)32
on plant (unspecified)32
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.