Actual
size¹:
size¹:
14.9 mm
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5.5 mm
×
5.5 mm
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| L1 | 13.4 | 12.55 – 14.2 | n = 2 | 16.5 | 16.2 – 16.8 | n = 2 |
| L2 | 12.4 | n = 1 | 16.6 | n = 1 | ||
| W | 4.8 | 4.8 – 4.8 | n = 2 | 6.2 | 6 – 6.4 | n = 2 |
| Legend | L1 | length from clypeus/frons to elytral apex (mean, range, sample size) |
| L2 | length from anterior of edge of eyes to elytral apex | |
| W | maximum width with elytra fully closed |
This is the most widely distributed of the four currently recognised species which are covered in a useful key provided by Bílý & Powell 2017.
| Legend | P.J.Lang collection vouchered records | |
| other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings |
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| Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
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9 | number of active beetles, actually recorded in that quarter-month | |
| actual count > 1.5 (median) | ||
| actual count <= 1.5 (median) | ||
| beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | family | position on host plant | ||
| Acacia rigens | 1 | 1 | EP | F | ||
| Dodonaea viscosa ssp. angustissima | 1 | 1 | EP | S1 | ||
| Eremophila scoparia | 1 | 1 | EP | S2 | ||
| Melaleuca lanceolata | 1 | 1 | MU | M | ||
| Melaleuca pauperiflora ssp. mutica | 1 | 1 | EP | M | ||
| Senna artemisioides | 1 | 1 | MU | F |
| Legend | beetles | count of beetles collected from, or sighted on, host plant taxon |
| sites | count 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. | ||
| Code | beetles | % | host plant taxa | |
| F | Fabaceae | 2 | 33% | 2 |
| M | Myrtaceae | 2 | 33% | 2 |
| S1 | Sapindaceae | 1 | 17% | 1 |
| S2 | Scrophulariaceae | 1 | 17% | 1 |
| position | beetles | sites | ||
| on foliage or non-flowering plant | 3 | 3 | ||
| other | ||||
| on branch | 2 | 2 | ||
| on stems | 1 | 1 | ||
The SA records do not indicate any clear preference for adult host plant usage. Larval host plants for the three other species of Neobubastes ocurring in WA are from family Myrtaceae (Michael Powell, 2020, pers.comm.), so this is a likely candidate for N. aureocincta also.
| ¹ Legend | regions | SA 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 |
| size | The ellipse is the correct size when printed, indicative on a desktop screen, and likely to be wrong on a mobile device. |