Host Melaleuca uncinata for Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Host plant Melaleuca uncinata  (Broombush)
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Melaleuca uncinata Eaglewaterhole Plant Melaleuca uncinata p Denzel Murfet KI
Larval host: Buprestidae species recorded breeding in Melaleuca uncinata, displayed in reverse count order
Anilara sp. Golden bronze, PL5736A, male, reared from Melaleuca halmaturorum, SL
Anilara sp. Golden bronze (9)
Anilara sp. Golden bronze, PL5714, male, from Melaleuca halmaturorum dead stem, SL
Anilara sp. Golden bronze, PL5709B, female, reared adult, in Melaleuca halmaturorum dead stem, SE
Anilara sp. Golden bronze, PL5631Ax, PL5631B, pupa, in Melaleuca halmaturorum dead stem with outer bark removed, SL
Anilara sp. Golden bronze, PL5715x, female, pupa, from Melaleuca halmaturorum dead stem, SL
Anilara sp. Golden bronze, PL5622D, prepupa, in Melaleuca halmaturorum, within horizontal pupal chamber mostly in bark layers, SL, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski
Anilara sp. Golden bronze, PL5620, prepupa, from Melaleuca uncinata dead stem, SE
Anilara sp. Broombush, PL3494B, male, from Melaleuca uncinata, EP
Anilara sp. Broombush (5)
Anilara sp. Broombush, PL3499D, female, on Melaleuca uncinata, EP
shown on Melaleuca uncinata
Adult host: Buprestidae species recorded as adults on Melaleuca uncinata, displayed in reverse count order
Anilara sp. Broombush, PL3494B, male, from Melaleuca uncinata, EP
Anilara sp. Broombush (45)
Anilara sp. Broombush, PL3499D, female, on Melaleuca uncinata, EP
shown on Melaleuca uncinata
Castiarina simulata, DAY133A, male, KI
Castiarina simulata (22)
Castiarina simulata, DAY133A, male, on Melaleuca gibbosa, KI
shown on Melaleuca gibbosa
Bubastes vagans, PL3454, female, from Melaleuca uncinata, EP
Bubastes vagans (9)
Bubastes vagans, PL3454, female, on Melaleuca uncinata, EP
shown on Melaleuca uncinata
Anilara sp. Peebinga, PL3462D, male, from Melaleuca uncinata foliage, MU
Anilara sp. Peebinga (7)
Anilara sp. Peebinga, PL5792, female, on Leptospermum myrsinoides foliage, SE
shown on Leptospermum myrsinoides foliage
Anilara subcostata, PL4049, male, SL
Anilara subcostata (6)
Anilara subcostata, PL4397B, male, on Pomaderris obcordata (for photo), SE
shown on Pomaderris obcordata (for photo)
Melobasis speciosa, PL0331, female, from Acacia euthycarpa, MU
Melobasis speciosa (4)
Melobasis speciosa, PL2744, on Acacia calamifolia, EP
shown on Acacia calamifolia
Diphucrania adusta, PL1037A, PL1037B, female and male, MU
Diphucrania adusta (3)
Diphucrania adusta, PL2940A, male, on Acacia pycnantha, MU
shown on Acacia pycnantha
Anilara sp. Golden bronze, PL5736A, male, reared from Melaleuca halmaturorum, SL
Anilara sp. Golden bronze (1)
Anilara sp. Golden bronze, PL5714, male, from Melaleuca halmaturorum dead stem, SL
Castiarina adelaidae, PL0220A, male, SL
Castiarina adelaidae (1)
Castiarina adelaidae, PL0559, female, on Hysterobaeckea behrii, SL
shown on Hysterobaeckea behrii
Castiarina pallidiventris, PL3303A, female, SE
Castiarina pallidiventris (1)
Castiarina pallidiventris, PL0308A, on Hysterobaeckea behrii, EP
shown on Hysterobaeckea behrii
Castiarina parallela, PL0178, female, SL
Castiarina parallela (1)
Castiarina parallela, PL0137A, on Calytrix involucrata, EP
shown on Calytrix involucrata
Castiarina uncata, AMS 30172, on Melaleuca uncinata, EP, photo by A.M. Sundholm
Castiarina uncata (1), shown on Melaleuca uncinata
Diphucrania aurocyanea, PL2141B, male, from Acacia pycnantha, NL
Diphucrania aurocyanea (1)
Diphucrania aurocyanea, PL2136C, female, on Acacia pycnantha, MU
shown on Acacia pycnantha
Diphucrania rubicunda, PL0359, male, from Exocarpos sparteus, MU
Diphucrania rubicunda (1)
Diphucrania rubicunda, PL4120A, female, on Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana, SE
shown on Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana
Hypocisseis sp. Western, PL4099, male, EP
Hypocisseis sp. Western (1)
Hypocisseis sp. Western, PL3475, male, on Dodonaea viscosa ssp. angustissima, NU
shown on Dodonaea viscosa ssp. angustissima
Neocuris guerinii, PL2701A, male, on Eucalyptus socialis, EP
Neocuris guerinii (1), shown on Eucalyptus socialis