Actual
size¹:
size¹:
10.9 mm
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3.9 mm
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3.9 mm
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| L1 | 10.9 | 9.75 – 11.95 | n = 7 | |||
| L2 | 10.8 | 9.7 – 11.95 | n = 7 | |||
| W | 3.9 | 3.35 – 4.3 | n = 7 | |||
| 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 |
Strongly iridescent, with upper side bright blue to green, pronotum with dense puncta almost coalescing, elytra with conspicuous, punctate, shallowly-raised, longitudinal striae that are closely and evenly spaced; ventral side golden to red-copper in males and blue-green in females, lustrous, and with sparse fine pubescence.
I trapped seven individuals of this species east of Kingoonya between 24 Oct 2023 and 8 Jan 2024, and another one in the ensuing period to 18 Apr 2024. These are the first reported records of the species in SA, and represent a major disjunction from its known distribution in the western half of WA.
| Legend | P.J.Lang collection vouchered records | |
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2 | estimate of active beetles, inferred* from adjoining date ranges | |
| inferred* active beetles only (mostly from colour lure trap results) | ||
| *Inferred when a site has counts of active beetles for each of two consecutive
periods (date ranges), one finishing and the other starting in the same
quarter-month. The count estimate is assigned to that quarter-month and calculated as the lower of the two total beetle counts, divided by the number of quarter-months in its date range. Assumes that beetle activity is essentially continuous within a single active period per year, and that date ranges do not bridge a non-active period (thus only ranges of < 4 months are used). | ||
| colour | beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | |
| blue | 8 | 1 | GT |
Eucalyptus is reported as a host plant for this species in WA (Michael Powell, 2020, pers.comm.). The SA specimens were collected in the immediate vicinity of a Red Mallee Eucalyptus socialis stand.
| 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. |