Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Castiarina hanloni   (Barker, 1983)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Stigmoderini » subtribe  Stigmoderina
Castiarina  species group: octomaculata
Castiarina hanloni   Adult images (last updated: 7 Feb 2024)
Castiarina hanloni, PL4609, female, on Eucalyptus yalatensis (PJL 3455), EP, 17.8 km SE Port Kenny, 4 Oct 2019, 13.1 × 5.0 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL4609, female, on Eucalyptus yalatensis (PJL 3455), EP, 17.8 km SE Port Kenny, 4 Oct 2019, 13.1 × 5.0 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL4611, female, on Eucalyptus socialis, EP, 14.2 km NE Port Kenny, 5 Oct 2019, 12.0 × 4.5 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL4609, female, from Eucalyptus yalatensis, EP, 17.8 km SE Port Kenny, 4 Oct 2019, 13.1 × 5.0 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL5963, male, EP, 18.2 km NW Sheringa, 21 Oct–18 Nov 2023, 11.0 × 4.3 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL4609, female, on Eucalyptus yalatensis (PJL 3455), EP, 17.8 km SE Port Kenny, 4 Oct 2019, 13.1 × 5.0 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL4609, female, on Eucalyptus yalatensis (PJL 3455), EP, 17.8 km SE Port Kenny, 4 Oct 2019, 13.1 × 5.0 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL4609, female, on Eucalyptus yalatensis (PJL 3455), EP, 17.8 km SE Port Kenny, 4 Oct 2019, 13.1 × 5.0 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL4609, female, on Eucalyptus yalatensis (PJL 3455), EP, 17.8 km SE Port Kenny, 4 Oct 2019, 13.1 × 5.0 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL4611, female, on Eucalyptus socialis, EP, 14.2 km NE Port Kenny, 5 Oct 2019, 12.0 × 4.5 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL4611, on Eucalyptus socialis, EP, 14.2 km NE Port Kenny, 5 Oct 2019, 12.0 × 4.5 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL4611, on Eucalyptus socialis, EP, 14.2 km NE Port Kenny, 5 Oct 2019, 12.0 × 4.5 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL4611, on Eucalyptus socialis, EP, 14.2 km NE Port Kenny, 5 Oct 2019, 12.0 × 4.5 mm Castiarina hanloni, PL4611, female, on Eucalyptus socialis, EP, 14.2 km NE Port Kenny, 5 Oct 2019, 12.0 × 4.5 mm
Actual
size¹:
11.6 mm
×
4.4 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L110.8
10.5 – 11
 n = 212.5
11.95 – 13.1
 n = 2
L210.6
10.3 – 10.85
 n = 212.2
11.6 – 12.9
 n = 2
W4.0
3.85 – 4.25
 n = 24.7
4.5 – 4.95
 n = 2
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
Distribution
SA Regions¹:  EP
Australian States:  WA,  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 Castiarina hanloni  (total actual records: 29 beetles)
2 27
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 > 14.5 (mean)
actual count <= 14.5 (mean)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Eucalyptus diversifolia ssp. diversifolia271EPM
Eucalyptus socialis ssp. viridans11EPM
Eucalyptus yalatensis11EPM
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
M Myrtaceae 29 100% 3
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)281
on flowering plant11
Lure affinity
colour beetles sites SA regions¹
white22EP
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.