Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina arida   (Barker, 1987)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: distinguenda
Castiarina arida   Adult images
Castiarina arida, NMV T-9577, male, holotype from Victoria, adapted from original, CC BY 4.0, photo by Lucinda Gibson for Museums Victoria Castiarina arida, NMV T-9577, male, holotype from Victoria, adapted from original, CC BY 4.0, photo by Lucinda Gibson for Museums Victoria
Castiarina arida  Distinctive features

Allied to C. distinguenda but larger and with a bulbous pronotum and heavier elytral fasciae.

Notes

Reported for SA by Barker 2006a from "Brookfield Conservation Park, Blanchetown", however, there are no specimens of this species in the SA Museum. Otherwise known from the type series designated simply as from Victoria, and a number of specimens from Sofala in inland eastern NSW.

Distribution
SA Regions¹:  MU
Australian States:  SA,  VIC,  NSW
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