Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Anilara planifrons   Blackburn, 1888
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Curidini » subtribe  Anilarina
Anilara planifrons   Adult images
Anilara planifrons, PL5981, male, on Acacia pycnantha foliage, NL, 3.6 × 1.7 mm Anilara planifrons, PL5981, male, on Acacia pycnantha foliage, NL, 3.6 × 1.7 mm Anilara planifrons, PL5981, male, on Acacia pycnantha foliage, NL, 3.6 × 1.7 mm Anilara planifrons, PL5981, male, on Acacia pycnantha foliage, NL, 3.6 × 1.7 mm Anilara planifrons, PL5981, male, from Acacia pycnantha foliage, NL, 3.6 × 1.7 mm Anilara planifrons, PL0595, from Acacia pycnantha foliage, NL, 3.2 × 1.5 mm Anilara planifrons, PL5981, male, on Acacia pycnantha foliage, NL, 3.6 × 1.7 mm Anilara planifrons, PL5981, male, on Acacia pycnantha foliage, NL, 3.6 × 1.7 mm Anilara planifrons, PL5981, male, on Acacia pycnantha foliage, NL, 3.6 × 1.7 mm Anilara planifrons, PL5981, male, on Acacia pycnantha foliage, NL, 3.6 × 1.7 mm Anilara planifrons, PL5981, male, on Acacia pycnantha foliage, NL, 3.6 × 1.7 mm Anilara planifrons, PL5981, male, on Acacia pycnantha foliage, NL, 3.6 × 1.7 mm
Actual
size¹:
3.1 mm
×
1.5 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L13.2
2.9 – 3.75
 n = 62.9
2.7 – 3
 n = 3
L23.1
2.8 – 3.6
 n = 62.8
2.8 – 2.9
 n = 2
W1.5
1.4 – 1.75
 n = 61.4
1.2 – 1.55
 n = 3
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
Anilara planifrons  Distinctive features

A short and wide pronotum relative to the elytra; head lacking a sulcus on the upper frons (present in A. adelaidae). Tends to be smaller and more rounded (less flattened) than A. adelaidae.

Notes

The distinction of this species from A. adelaidae needs further investigation given the subtle nature and variability of the frontal sulcus in A. adelaidae.
Blackburn collected the type from near Wallaroo, on northern Yorke Peninsula.

Distribution
SA Regions¹:  NL,  MU,  YP,  SL
Australian States:  SA
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 Anilara planifrons  (total actual records: 9 beetles)
2 1
2 1 1 2
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 > 1.5 (median)
actual count <= 1.5 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Acacia pycnantha42NL, SLF
Eucalyptus incrassata21SEM
Allocasuarina verticillata11MUC
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
F Fabaceae 4 57% 1
M Myrtaceae 2 29% 1
C Casuarinaceae 1 14% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on foliage or non-flowering plant53
on plant (unspecified)22
Lure affinity
colour beetles sites SA regions¹
light violet11EP
orange11SE
Host plant notes

Blackburn 1888a noted that the type specimens were collected 'by beating Eucalyptus near Wallaroo'.

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.