Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Melobasis monticola   Blackburn, 1892
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Melobasini » subtribe  Melobasina
Melobasis  species group: hypocrita
Melobasis monticola   Adult images
Melobasis monticola, DAY122, from Eucalyptus sp., dead branch, KI, 14.4 × 5.2 mm
Distribution
SA Regions¹:  KI
Australian States:  SATASVIC
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 Melobasis monticola  (total of 7 beetles)
1
6
Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun
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live emerged adults, count > median value of 6 per quarter month
live emerged adults, count <= median value of 6
live non-emerged adults only, for that quarter month
12
number of active beetles for that quarter month
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
51KIM
Eucalyptus sp.11KIM
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 6 100% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on plant (unspecified)51
other
  on dead branch11
Lure affinity
colour beetles sites SA regions¹
white11KI
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