Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Melobasis nobilitata   Thomson, 1879
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Melobasini » subtribe  Melobasina
Melobasis  species group: nobilitata
Melobasis nobilitata   Adult images (last updated: 30 Jun 2020)
Melobasis nobilitata, PL0792A, female, on Acacia euthycarpa, EP, 3.1 km WSW Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 26 Oct 2009, 12.1 × 4.2 mm Melobasis nobilitata, PL0792A, female, on Acacia euthycarpa, EP, 3.1 km WSW Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 26 Oct 2009, 12.1 × 4.2 mm Melobasis nobilitata, PL0792A, female, on Acacia euthycarpa, EP, 3.1 km WSW Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 26 Oct 2009, 12.1 × 4.2 mm Melobasis nobilitata, PL2574, male, from Acacia euthycarpa, EP, 0.4 km WSW Carradoo Tanks, road res., adj. Lake Gilles CP, 3 Oct 2013, 10.9 × 3.7 mm Melobasis nobilitata, PL0792A, female, on Acacia euthycarpa, EP, 3.1 km WSW Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 26 Oct 2009, 12.1 × 4.2 mm Melobasis nobilitata, PL1480, adult host plant, Acacia rigens, EP, 3.1 km WSW Carradoo Tanks, Lake Gilles CP, 26 Sep 2010
Actual
size¹:
11.5 mm
×
3.9 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L111.1
9.55 – 11.9
 n = 611.8
10.4 – 13.75
 n = 6
L210.9
10.55 – 11.55
 n = 411.4
10 – 13.3
 n = 5
W3.8
3.25 – 4.1
 n = 64.0
3.55 – 4.5
 n = 6
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:  NW,  LE,  GT,  FR,  EP,  MU
Australian States:  WA,  SA,  VIC,  NSW
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 nobilitata  (total actual records: 80 beetles)
3 1 20
14 2 5 19
16
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 > 9.5 (median)
actual count <= 9.5 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Acacia euthycarpa267EPF
Acacia sp.125EP, MUF
Acacia rigens114EP, MUF
Acacia ancistrophylla var. lissophylla52EPF
Acacia papyrocarpa53EPF
Acacia victoriae ssp. victoriae54FRF
Acacia ligulata43EP, MUF
Acacia burkittii22EPF
Acacia calamifolia11FRF
Acacia victoriae11LEF
Senna artemisioides11MUF
Senna sp.11EPF
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
F Fabaceae 74 100% 10
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)54
on flowering plant2514
on foliage or non-flowering plant2111
on plant (unspecified)218
other
  in spider web11
  on stems11
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.