 for photo, SE, A1_x468.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4393A, male, on Lasiopetalum baueri (PJL 3380) for photo, SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 15 Dec 2018, 4.9 × 2.1 mm")
, SE, A2_x468.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4401A, female, on Thomasia petalocalyx (for photo), SE, 1.2 km E Meningie, 25 Dec 2018, 6.3 × 2.5 mm")
 root crown, SE, A4_x468.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4393B, male, from Lasiopetalum behrii (PJL 3380) root crown, SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 15 Dec 2018, 4.5 × 2.0 mm")
, SE, A4.55_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4418, male, from Lasiopetalum baueri root crown (PJL 3389), SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 21 Dec 2018, 5.1 × 2.1 mm")
 root crown, SE, A4.8_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4393A, male, from Lasiopetalum behrii (PJL 3380) root crown, SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 15 Dec 2018, 4.9 × 2.1 mm")
 for photo, SE, A5_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4393A, male, on Lasiopetalum baueri (PJL 3380) for photo, SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 15 Dec 2018, 4.9 × 2.1 mm")
, SE, A5.5_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4401A, female, on Thomasia petalocalyx (for photo), SE, 1.2 km E Meningie, 25 Dec 2018, 6.3 × 2.5 mm")
, SE, A6_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4401A, female, on Thomasia petalocalyx (for photo), SE, 1.2 km E Meningie, 25 Dec 2018, 6.3 × 2.5 mm")
, SE, A7_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4401A, female, on Thomasia petalocalyx (for photo), SE, 1.2 km E Meningie, 25 Dec 2018, 6.3 × 2.5 mm")
, SE, A8_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4401A, female, on Thomasia petalocalyx (for photo), SE, 1.2 km E Meningie, 25 Dec 2018, 6.3 × 2.5 mm")
, SE, A9_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4401A, female, on Thomasia petalocalyx (for photo), SE, 1.2 km E Meningie, 25 Dec 2018, 6.3 × 2.5 mm")
, SE, A10_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4401A, female, on Thomasia petalocalyx (for photo), SE, 1.2 km E Meningie, 25 Dec 2018, 6.3 × 2.5 mm")
, SE, A11_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4401A, female, on Thomasia petalocalyx (for photo), SE, 1.2 km E Meningie, 25 Dec 2018, 6.3 × 2.5 mm")
, SE, A12_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4401A, female, on Thomasia petalocalyx (for photo), SE, 1.2 km E Meningie, 25 Dec 2018, 6.3 × 2.5 mm")
 for photo, SE, A13_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4393A, on Lasiopetalum baueri (PJL 3380) for photo, SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 15 Dec 2018, 4.9 × 2.1 mm")
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| L1 | 4.7 | 3.85 – 5.6 | n = 33 | 5.7 | 5 – 6.4 | n = 18 |
| L2 | 4.6 | 3.75 – 5.4 | n = 33 | 5.5 | 4.8 – 6.1 | n = 18 |
| W | 2.0 | 1.6 – 2.35 | n = 33 | 2.4 | 2.05 – 2.6 | n = 18 |
| Legend | L1 | length from clypeus/frons to elytral apex (mean, range, sample size) |
| L2 | length from anterior of edge of eyes to elytral apex | |
| W | maximum width with elytra fully closed |
Similar to A. subcostata but smaller with a lighter colouration, often slightly purplish, and with a more delicate aedeagus that has straighter sides and is less thickened in its proximal half.
This undescribed species appears to be very closely related to A. subcostata but its larval host plants are from a different family. It was first discovered as an adult that I netted from foliage of a low Acacia microcarpa near Ki Ki before matching adults were obtained from breeding records. One of its larval host plants was present as a dominant understorey species at the Ki Ki site.
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| 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 > 2 (median) | ||
| actual count <= 2 (median) | ||
| live non-emerged (inactive) beetles only | ||
| beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | family | position on host plant | ||
| Callitris verrucosa | 5 | 2 | SE | C | ||
| Acacia microcarpa | 1 | 1 | SE | F | ||
| Exocarpos sparteus | 1 | 1 | SE | S |
| Legend | beetles | count of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon |
| sites | count 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. | ||
| Code | beetles | % | host plant taxa | |
| C | Cupressaceae | 5 | 71% | 1 |
| F | Fabaceae | 1 | 14% | 1 |
| S | Santalaceae | 1 | 14% | 1 |
| position | beetles | sites | |
| on foliage or non-flowering plant | 7 | 4 |
| colour | beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | |
| yellow | 8 | 3 | EP, SE | |
| bright green | 4 | 2 | SE | |
| dark green | 2 | 2 | SE | |
| purple-pink | 2 | 1 | SE | |
| gold | 1 | 1 | SE | |
| light pink | 1 | 1 | SE | |
| red | 1 | 1 | SE |
 root crown, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, L1_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4192A, larva, in Thomasia petalocalyx (PJL 3316) root crown, SE, 9.0 km SSE Malinong, 16 Jun 2018, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 12.5 × 2.4 mm")
 root crown, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, L2_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4192A, PL4192B, larva, in Thomasia petalocalyx (PJL 3316) root crown, SE, 9.0 km SSE Malinong, 16 Jun 2018, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski")
 root crown, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, L3_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4192A, PL4192B, larva, from Thomasia petalocalyx (PJL 3316) root crown, SE, 9.0 km SSE Malinong, 16 Jun 2018, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski")
 stem base, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, L4_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4281, larva, in Lasiopetalum behrii (PJL 3366) stem base, SE, 8.8 km SSE Malinong, 20 Oct 2018, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski")
, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, L5_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4281, larva, from Lasiopetalum behrii (PJL 3366), SE, 8.8 km SSE Malinong, 20 Oct 2018, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski")
 root crown, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, P1_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4378, pupa, in Thomasia petalocalyx (PJL 3375) root crown, SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 9 Dec 2018, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski")
 root crown, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, P2.5_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4378, pupa, in Thomasia petalocalyx (PJL 3375) root crown, SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 9 Dec 2018, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski")
 root crown, MU, P3_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4307Ax, pupa, in Lasiopetalum behrii (PJL 3369) root crown, MU, Sherlock, 25 Nov 2018")
 root crown, MU, P4_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4307Ax, pupa, in Lasiopetalum behrii (PJL 3369) root crown, MU, Sherlock, 25 Nov 2018")
 root crown, MU, P5_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4307Ax, pupa, from Lasiopetalum behrii (PJL 3369) root crown, MU, Sherlock, 25 Nov 2018")
 root crown as pupa, MU, R1_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4307A, female, reared adult, from Lasiopetalum behrii (PJL 3369) root crown as pupa, MU, Sherlock, 18 Dec 2018, 5.2 × 2.1 mm")
, R2_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4401A, female, reared adult, reared from pupa ex Thomasia petalocalyx (PJL 3384), SE, 1.2 km E Meningie, 25 Dec 2018, 6.3 × 2.5 mm")
 root crown, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, U1_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4382, non-emerged adult, in Lasiopetalum behrii (PJL 3377A) root crown, SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 11 Dec 2018, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 4.8 × 2.0 mm")
 root crown, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, U2_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4382, non-emerged adult, in Lasiopetalum behrii (PJL 3377A) root crown, SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 11 Dec 2018, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 4.8 × 2.0 mm")
 root crown, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, U3_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4382, in Lasionon-emerged adult, petalum behrii (PJL 3377A) root crown, SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 11 Dec 2018, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 4.8 × 2.0 mm")
 root crown, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, U4_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4383, non-emerged adult, in Thomasia petalocalyx (PJL 3377B) root crown, SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 11 Dec 2018, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 5.9 × 2.5 mm")
, SE, U5_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4418, male, non-emerged adult, from Lasiopetalum baueri root crown (PJL 3389), SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 21 Dec 2018, 5.1 × 2.1 mm")
, SE, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, B1_x300.jpg "Anilara sp. Ki Ki, PL4382, larval host plant, Lasiopetalum behrii (PJL 3377A), SE, 1.0 km S Malinong Hall, 11 Dec 2018, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 4.8 × 2.0 mm")
| records | sites | SA regions¹ | family | adult live | adult dead | adult ex pupa | pupa | pupa ex larva | larva | |
| Thomasia petalocalyx | 77 | 3 | SE | M | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 39 |
| Lasiopetalum baueri | 22 | 3 | EP, MU, SE | M | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | |
| Lasiopetalum behrii | 12 | 3 | EP, MU, SE | M | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Legend | records | count of breeding adults, pupae and larvae |
| sites | count of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities) | |
| adult | live = extracted alive; dead = extracted dead as intact or fragmentary remains; ex billet = reared and emerged from stored sections of host; ex pupa = reared from sampled pupa | |
| pupa | extracted pupa; pupa ex larva = reared pupa from larva | |
| larva | extracted larva (any stage including prepupa) | |
| gall (only) | hatched or unhatched gall identified by form and position rather than contents | |
| Plant names in green are hyperlinked to a matching host species page with plant photos. | ||
| Code | records | % | host plant taxa | |
| M | Malvaceae | 111 | 100% | 3 |
| position | records | sites | adult live | adult dead | adult ex pupa | pupa | pupa ex larva | larva | |
| root crown | 85 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 42 | |
| stem base | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |||
| unknown | 17 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
A.M.P. Stolarski discovered the breeding records of this species and noted that its larvae appear to be more yellowish than those of A. subcostata. The known larval hosts are three closely related small shrub species with woody bases, previously classified in family Sterculiaceae, but now placed in an expanded Malvaceae.
| ¹ Legend | regions | SA 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 |
| size | The ellipse is the correct size when printed, indicative on a desktop screen, and likely to be wrong on a mobile device. |