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L1 | 14.3 | n = 1 | 14.7 | 12.95 – 16.45 | n = 2 | |
L2 | 12.4 | n = 1 | ||||
W | 5.7 | n = 1 | 5.5 | 4.75 – 6.3 | n = 2 |
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 |
Saunders 1869 based his description on a type specimen from Adelaide, and the SA Museum has an early collection from the Reed Beds (at Fulham, in western Adelaide) made by W. White on 25 Jan 1864.
Legend | P.J.Lang collection vouchered records | |
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings |
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Legend | live emerged adults, count > median value of 3 per quarter month | |
live emerged adults, count <= median value of 3 | ||
live non-emerged adults only, for that quarter month | ||
12 | number of active beetles for that quarter month |
beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | family | position on host plant | |||
Eucalyptus leptophylla | 7 | 1 | EP | M | |||
Eucalyptus sp. | 6 | 2 | NL, MU | M | |||
Eucalyptus socialis | 4 | 2 | EP, MU | M | |||
Eucalyptus phenax ssp. phenax | 3 | 1 | EP | M | |||
Eucalyptus diversifolia ssp. diversifolia | 2 | 1 | EP | M | |||
Eucalyptus socialis ssp. socialis | 2 | 2 | EP, MU | M | |||
Eucalyptus dumosa | 1 | 1 | EP | M | |||
Grevillea pterosperma | 1 | 1 | EP | P | |||
Melaleuca lanceolata | 1 | 1 | EP | M |
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 | |
M | Myrtaceae | 26 | 96% | 7 |
P | Proteaceae | 1 | 4% | 1 |
position | beetles | sites | |
on flower(s) | 11 | 5 | |
on flowering plant | 14 | 2 | |
on plant (unspecified) | 2 | 1 |
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. |