Host Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae for Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Host plant Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae  (Elegant Wattle)
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Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae p Denzel Murfet Port Augusta Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae f Denzel Murfet Port Augusta
Adult host: Buprestidae species recorded as adults on Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae, displayed in reverse count order
Melobasis cupreovittata cupreovittata, PL3055A, male, from Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae, FR, 1.2 km SW Orroroo, 13 Oct 2014
Melobasis cupreovittata cupreovittata (43)
Melobasis cupreovittata cupreovittata, PL3056A, male, on Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae, FR, 14.2 km SSW Hawker, 14 Oct 2014
shown on Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae
Melobasis adusta, PL3471, female, from Dodonaea viscosa ssp. angustissima, NL, 6.7 km ESE Port Pirie, 23 Dec 2015
Melobasis adusta (35)
Melobasis adusta, PL6351, male, on Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae, NL, 5.8 km NNE Lochiel, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski
shown on Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae
Melobasis speciosa, PL0331, female, from Acacia euthycarpa, MU, 4.8 km S Monarto South, Monarto CP, 5 Dec 2007
Melobasis speciosa (17)
Melobasis speciosa, PL2744, on Acacia calamifolia, EP, 2.3 km SSW Woolshed Flat, 30 Oct 2013
shown on Acacia calamifolia
Chrysobothris saundersii, MAH 03401, female, from Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae, FR, 27 km N Quorn, Middle Gorge, 5 Feb 2001
Chrysobothris saundersii (15)
Chrysobothris saundersii, MAH 11009, male, from Acacia rigens, MU, c. 30 km E Swan Reach, 12 Dec 2016
Melobasis gratiosissima, PL3405, male, from Senna artemisioides ssp. petiolaris, MU, 6.1 km ESE Overland Corner (hotel), 24 Nov 2015
Melobasis gratiosissima (9)
Melobasis gratiosissima, PL1587, FR, 4.2 km S Moro Creek, 5 Nov 2010
Diphucrania robertfisheri, SAMA 25-019247, male, holotype -adapted from original, CC BY NC SA 4.0, FR, Melrose, 1 Mar 1986, photo by Laura Fazzalari for SA Museum
Diphucrania robertfisheri (7)
Diphucrania robertfisheri, PL5801C, female, on Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae (PJL 3630), NL, 2.4 km NE Terowie, 8 Mar 2023
shown on Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae (PJL 3630)
Notographus uniformis, PL5663M, female, from Acacia notabilis dead stem, EP, 4.9 km ENE Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 13 Nov 2022. , 3.5 x 1.45 mm
Notographus uniformis (7)
Notographus uniformis, PL1766A, on dead Acacia rigens, MU, 19.6 km WSW Waikerie, 14 Jan 2011
shown on dead Acacia rigens
Melobasis nobilitata, PL2574, male, from Acacia euthycarpa, EP, 0.4 km WSW Carradoo Tanks, road res., adj. Lake Gilles CP, 3 Oct 2013
Melobasis nobilitata (5)
Melobasis nobilitata, PL0792A, female, on Acacia euthycarpa, EP, 3.1 km WSW Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 26 Oct 2009
shown on Acacia euthycarpa
Melobasis sordida, PL0629E, male, EP, 1.2 km W Edillilie, 6 Jan 2009
Melobasis sordida (4)
Melobasis sordida, PL0348, female, on Acacia argyrophylla, MU, 10.5 km ESE Truro, 16 Dec 2007
shown on Acacia argyrophylla
Chrysobothris subsimilis, SAMA 25-021683&4, female and male, NW, Mt Davies, 20 Nov 1963, photo by Peter Lang for SA Museum
Chrysobothris subsimilis (2)
Chrysobothris subsimilis, SAMA 25-021683, female, NW, Mt Davies, 20 Nov 1963, photo by Peter Lang for SA Museum
Agrilus australasiae, PL1052, male, from Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae, FR, 9.1 km SSE Wilmington, 3 Dec 2009
Agrilus australasiae (1)
Agrilus australasiae, PL4910, male, on Acacia oswaldii (PJL 3525), MU, 11.7 km ESE Burra, 9 Dec 2020
shown on Acacia oswaldii (PJL 3525)
Castiarina atricollis, PL3045C, male, from Senna artemisioides ssp. petiolaris, MU, 9.5 km NE Gluepot HS, 10 Oct 2014
Castiarina atricollis (1)
Castiarina atricollis, PL3045C, male, on Senna artemisioides ssp. petiolaris, MU, 9.5 km NE Gluepot HS, 10 Oct 2014
shown on Senna artemisioides ssp. petiolaris
Castiarina parallelipennis, PL2746B, male, EP, 2.3 km SSW Woolshed Flat, 30 Oct 2013
Castiarina parallelipennis (1)
Castiarina parallelipennis, PL3081C, male, on Acacia calamifolia, MU, 9.2 km N Mongalata, 4 Nov 2014
shown on Acacia calamifolia
Castiarina rufipennis, PL3092, male, SL, 1.3 km SE Eagle on the Hill, Cleland CP, 8 Nov 2014
Castiarina rufipennis (1)
Castiarina rufipennis, PL0256, on Leptospermum myrsinoides, SL, 1.7 km NW McLaren Flat, 30 Oct 2007
shown on Leptospermum myrsinoides
Diphucrania leucosticta, DAY188, DAY189, KI, 1.5 km S Vivonne Bay Store, 1 Mar 2008
Diphucrania leucosticta (1)
Diphucrania leucosticta, PL2285, male, on Acacia euthycarpa, MU, 4.9 km S Monarto South, Monarto CP, 14 Feb 2012
shown on Acacia euthycarpa
Diphucrania parva, PL0914A, female, from Acacia pycnantha, SL, 3.4 km NW Echunga, 17 Nov 2009
Diphucrania parva (1)
Diphucrania parva, PL0955A, female, on Acacia ligulata, MU, 1.5 km NNW Sanderston, 25 Nov 2009
shown on Acacia ligulata
Melobasis angustecostata subsp. Northern, PL1582B, male, from Acacia ligulata, LE, 1.75 km SSE Moolawatana HS, 5 Nov 2010
Melobasis angustecostata subsp. Northern (1)
Melobasis angustecostata subsp. Northern, PL1583, female, on Acacia ligulata, LE, 1.75 km SSE Moolawatana HS, 5 Nov 2010
shown on Acacia ligulata
Melobasis obscurella, PL2322A, male, from Acacia spilleriana, MU, 10.8 km NNW Robertstown, 3 Oct 2012
Melobasis obscurella (1)
Melobasis obscurella, PL0722, female, on Exocarpos cupressiformis, NL, Niblet Gap, 4 Oct 2009
shown on Exocarpos cupressiformis
Larval host: Buprestidae species recorded breeding in Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae, displayed in reverse count order
Neocuris sp. Dark green, PL1072B, male, from Eucalyptus socialis ssp. socialis, FR, 4.4 km SSE Puttapa Gap, 5 Dec 2009
Neocuris sp. Dark green (4)
Neocuris sp. Dark green, PL0948, on Bursaria spinosa ssp. lasiophylla, MU, 1.4 km NW Sanderston, 25 Nov 2009
shown on Bursaria spinosa ssp. lasiophylla
Melobasis cupreovittata cupreovittata, PL3055A, male, from Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae, FR, 1.2 km SW Orroroo, 13 Oct 2014
Melobasis cupreovittata cupreovittata (2)
Melobasis cupreovittata cupreovittata, PL3056A, male, on Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae, FR, 14.2 km SSW Hawker, 14 Oct 2014
shown on Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae
Melobasis cupreovittata cupreovittata, PL5083A, larva, from Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae dead stem, dorsal & ventral, ex EtOH and 4.4 mm wide, live L x W given, NL, 2.4 km NE Terowie, 8 Mar 2021
Melobasis sordida, PL0629E, male, EP, 1.2 km W Edillilie, 6 Jan 2009
Melobasis sordida (2)
Melobasis sordida, PL0348, female, on Acacia argyrophylla, MU, 10.5 km ESE Truro, 16 Dec 2007
shown on Acacia argyrophylla
Melobasis gratiosissima, PL3405, male, from Senna artemisioides ssp. petiolaris, MU, 6.1 km ESE Overland Corner (hotel), 24 Nov 2015
Melobasis gratiosissima (1)
Melobasis gratiosissima, PL1587, FR, 4.2 km S Moro Creek, 5 Nov 2010
Melobasis gratiosissima, PL4793, male, non-emerged adult, in Senna artemisioides ssp. quadrifolia dead branch, leg. B.J. McCallum & P.J. Lang, 6.9 x 2.3 mm, LE, 70.6 km NNW Moomba, 26 Sep 2020
Melobasis speciosa, PL0331, female, from Acacia euthycarpa, MU, 4.8 km S Monarto South, Monarto CP, 5 Dec 2007
Melobasis speciosa (1)
Melobasis speciosa, PL2744, on Acacia calamifolia, EP, 2.3 km SSW Woolshed Flat, 30 Oct 2013
shown on Acacia calamifolia