Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Germarica carteri   Obenberger, 1923
subfamily  Agrilinae » tribe  Aphanisticini » subtribe  Germaricina
Germarica carteri   Adult images
Germarica carteri, PL01018A, SL Germarica carteri, PL2487C, male, from Allocasuarina verticillata, SL, 3.7 × 1.3 mm
Actual
size¹:
3.2 mm
×
1.2 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L13.1
2.5 – 3.65
 n = 73.4
2.9 – 3.7
 n = 4
W1.1
0.95 – 1.3
 n = 71.2
1.1 – 1.3
 n = 4
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
Germarica carteri  Distinctive features

Larger and markedly broader than G. lilliputana, and with a very different, wider aedeagus. Broad junction between pronotum and elytra, and their sides are nearly contiguous in outline.

Notes

Sometimes found together with Germarica lilliputana.

Distribution
SA Regions¹:  EA,  NL,  SL,  SE
Australian States:  SA,  NSW,  QLD
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 Germarica carteri  (total actual records: 57 beetles)
1 3
1
5 1 19
7 17
3
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 > 3 (median)
actual count <= 3 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Allocasuarina verticillata508NL, SL, SEC
Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. muelleriana31SEC
unknown31SL
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
C Casuarinaceae 53 100% 2
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flowering plant42
on foliage or non-flowering plant527
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
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