Host Callitris gracilis for Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Host plant Callitris gracilis  (Southern Cypress Pine)
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Adult host: Buprestidae species recorded as adults on Callitris gracilis, displayed in reverse count order
Astraeus jansoni, SAMA 25-019808, from Callitris gracilis, FR, Mount Remarkable NP, 30 Dec 1969
Astraeus jansoni (97)
Astraeus jansoni, PL2951A, male, on Callitris gracilis, MU, 2.9 km E Kaiserstuhl summit, Kaiserstuhl CP, 2 Dec 2013
shown on Callitris gracilis
Diadoxus erythrurus, PL3001D, male, MU, 2.3 km ENE Tailem Bend, 1 Mar 2014
Diadoxus erythrurus (7)
Diadoxus erythrurus, PL3001A, on Callitris gracilis, MU, 2.3 km ENE Tailem Bend, 1 Mar 2014
shown on Callitris gracilis
Melobasis occidentalis, PL0136, female, from flowering Acacia pycnantha, SL, Stonyfell, Bell Yett Reserve, 26 Aug 2007
Melobasis occidentalis (3)
Melobasis occidentalis, PL0136, female, on Acacia pycnanatha, SL, Stonyfell, Bell Yett Reserve, 26 Aug 2007
shown on Acacia pycnanatha
Melobasis splendida, PL4029, female, from Beyeria lechenaultii stem (as live non-emerged adult), MU, 1.1 km WNW Peake, 19 Nov 2017
Melobasis splendida (3)
Melobasis splendida, PL3766A, male, on Beyeria lechenaultii, MU, 1.6 km NNE Sanderston, 12 Jan 2017
shown on Beyeria lechenaultii
Agrilus hypoleucus, PL0415, female, from Acacia retinodes, SL, 0.8 km NW Normanville PO, 28 Jan 2008
Agrilus hypoleucus (2)
Agrilus hypoleucus, PL0544A, on Acacia pycnantha, SL, 1.5 km E Belair RS, 29 Nov 2008
shown on Acacia pycnantha
Diphucrania notulata, PL3759C, female, from Acacia pycnantha, MU, 3.2 km E Kaiserstuhl summit, Kaiserstuhl CP, 12 Jan 2017
Diphucrania notulata (2)
Diphucrania notulata, PL3671, female, on Daviesia ulicifolia ssp. incarnata, MU, 9.7 km S Willalooka, Desert Camp CR, 16 Nov 2016
shown on Daviesia ulicifolia ssp. incarnata
Anilara sp. Golden bronze, PL5736A, male, reared from Melaleuca halmaturorum, SL, 0.85 km WNW Dry Creek, 24 Dec 2022
Anilara sp. Golden bronze (1)
Anilara sp. Golden bronze, PL5714, male, from Melaleuca halmaturorum dead stem, SL, 1.3 km W Cavan, 22 Nov 2022
Astraeus badeni, PL4636, male, SE, 11.7 km SSE Malinong, 13 Oct 2019–23 Oct 2019
Astraeus badeni (1)
Astraeus badeni, PL4636, male, SE, 11.7 km SSE Malinong, 13 Oct 2019–23 Oct 2019
Diphucrania modesta, PL0542B, male, from Acacia pycnantha, SL, 1.5 km E Belair RS, 29 Nov 2008
Diphucrania modesta (1)
Diphucrania modesta, PL1723A, on Acacia pycnantha, SL, Waitpinga, 29 Dec 2010
shown on Acacia pycnantha
Melobasis simplex, PL3104, PL1193, female and male, from Acacia pycnantha
Melobasis simplex (1)
Melobasis simplex, PL0406, male, on Acacia pycnantha, SL, near Mt Barker summit, 7 Jan 2008
shown on Acacia pycnantha
Melobasis sordida, PL0629E, male, EP, 1.2 km W Edillilie, 6 Jan 2009
Melobasis sordida (1)
Melobasis sordida, PL0348, female, on Acacia argyrophylla, MU, 10.5 km ESE Truro, 16 Dec 2007
shown on Acacia argyrophylla
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 (1)
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
Larval host: Buprestidae species recorded breeding in Callitris gracilis, displayed in reverse count order
Diadoxus regius, PL1854, male, EP, 18.4 km ENE Lock, Hambidge CP, 1 Feb 2011
Diadoxus regius (6)
Diadoxus regius, PL1854, male, on Callitris verrucosa, EP, 18.4 km ENE Lock, Hambidge CP, 1 Feb 2011
shown on Callitris verrucosa
Diadoxus regius, PL4770, dead non-emerged adult, from Callitris sp. Limestone (M.D.Crisp 11785) dead stem (PJL 3494), SE, 1.2 km SE Yumali, 30 Aug 2020
Diadoxus erythrurus, PL3001D, male, MU, 2.3 km ENE Tailem Bend, 1 Mar 2014
Diadoxus erythrurus (4)
Diadoxus erythrurus, PL3001A, on Callitris gracilis, MU, 2.3 km ENE Tailem Bend, 1 Mar 2014
shown on Callitris gracilis
Diadoxus erythrurus, PL4846, dead non-emerged adult, in dead Callitris gracilis trunk base, MU, 3.8 km W Purnong, 18 Oct 2020
Diadoxus erythrurus, PL4846, dead non-emerged adult, from dead Callitris gracilis trunk base, MU, 3.8 km W Purnong, 18 Oct 2020
Diadoxus erythrurus, PL5443, pupa, from Callitris gracilis dead stem base, MU, 3.8 km W Purnong, 8 Sep 2021
Diadoxus erythrurus, PL5443, pupa, from Callitris gracilis dead stem base, MU, 3.8 km W Purnong, 8 Sep 2021