Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Diadoxus erythrurus   (White, 1846)
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Epistomentini » subtribe  Epistomentina
Diadoxus erythrurus   Adult images
Diadoxus erythrurus, PL3001A, on Callitris gracilis, MU Diadoxus erythrurus, PL3001A, on Callitris gracilis, MU Diadoxus erythrurus, PL3001A, on Callitris gracilis, MU Diadoxus erythrurus, PL3001D, male, MU, 12.6 × 3.7 mm Diadoxus erythrurus, PL3001A, on Callitris gracilis, MU
Actual
size¹:
13.2 mm
×
4.1 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L112.1
11.3 – 12.75
 n = 414.6
14.3 – 14.7
 n = 3
L211.9
11.4 – 12.45
 n = 214.1
 n = 1
W3.8
3.4 – 4.15
 n = 44.5
4.3 – 4.6
 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
Distribution
SA Regions¹:  FR,  EP,  NL,  MU,  SL,  KI,  SE
Australian States:  WA,  SA,  VIC,  NSW,  QLD
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 Diadoxus erythrurus  (total actual records: 29 beetles)
1
2 1 2
7 1 1 2
2 1 3
4 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 > 2 (median)
actual count <= 2 (median)
live non-emerged (inactive) beetles only
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Callitris gracilis73MUC
Callitris verrucosa41MUC
Callitris rhomboidea31KIC
*Cupressus sp.21SLC
Callitris sp.22MUC
Legendbeetlescount of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon
sitescount of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities)
*indicates alien (non-native) plant occurrences, either wild or planted (the species may be alien in SA, or native in parts of its SA range)
Plant names in green are hyperlinked to a matching host species page with plant photos.
Plant family
Code beetles % host plant taxa
C Cupressaceae 18 100% 4
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on foliage or non-flowering plant113
on plant (unspecified)75
Diadoxus erythrurus Breeding record images
Diadoxus erythrurus, PL5443, pupa, in Callitris gracilis dead stem base, MU, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 14.1 × 5.2 mm Diadoxus erythrurus, PL5443, pupa, from Callitris gracilis dead stem base, MU, 14.1 × 5.2 mm Diadoxus erythrurus, PL5443, pupa, from Callitris gracilis dead stem base, MU, 14.1 × 5.2 mm Diadoxus erythrurus, PL4846, dead non-emerged adult, in dead Callitris gracilis trunk base, MU Diadoxus erythrurus, PL4846, dead non-emerged adult, in dead Callitris gracilis trunk base, MU Diadoxus erythrurus, PL4846, dead non-emerged adult, in dead Callitris gracilis trunk base, MU Diadoxus erythrurus, PL4846, dead non-emerged adult, from dead Callitris gracilis trunk base, MU
Larval host plants
records sites SA regions¹ family adult liveadult deadadult ex billetpupalarva
Callitris sp. Limestone (M.D.Crisp 11785)91SEC81
Callitris gracilis42MUC211
*Cupressus sp.41EPC4
Callitris glaucophylla21FRC2
Callitris sp.21MUC2
Legendrecordscount of breeding adults, pupae and larvae
sitescount of major sites (unique 10 km grid cells +/- some distinct approximate localities)
*indicates alien (non-native) plant occurrences, either wild or planted (the species may be alien in SA, or native in parts of its SA range)
adultlive = 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
pupaextracted pupa;   pupa ex larva = reared pupa from larva
larvaextracted 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.
Plant family
Code records % host plant taxa
C Cupressaceae 12 100% 3
Position in larval host
positionrecordssitesadult liveadult deadadult ex billetpupalarva
dead stem13310111
unknown83422
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.