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L1 | 5.9 | 5 – 6.95 | n = 12 | 6.4 | 5.75 – 7.3 | n = 9 |
L2 | 5.6 | 4.8 – 6.7 | n = 10 | 5.5 | 5.5 – 5.6 | n = 2 |
W | 2.5 | 2.1 – 3 | n = 12 | 2.7 | 2.3 – 3 | n = 9 |
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 |
Ovoid body shape, extreme lustre, the small head relative to the pronotum, and a narrow aedeagus distinguish it from Neocuris sp. Dark green. The colour is variable but green forms predominate.
The type specimen of Neocuris viridimicans Fairmaire 1877b is from King George Sound near Albany in WA and resides in the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris (MNHP). Until that specimen is examined, there is some uncertainty as to whether the name N. viridimicans correctly applies to this species or to something else (such as N. sp. Dark green). However, its application to this taxon is supported by the observation of Fairmaire 1877b that N. viridimicans is 'remarkable for the smallness of its head'. In SA this taxon has sometimes been confused with N. sp. Dark green but is easily recognised by its distinctive aedeagus and later emergence/activity period .
A summer-emerging species that is widely distributed in drier mallee areas.
Legend | P.J.Lang collection vouchered records | |
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9 | number of active beetles, actually recorded in that quarter-month | |
actual count > 12.5 (median) | ||
actual count <= 12.5 (median) |
beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | family | position on host plant | |||
Eucalyptus leptophylla | 113 | 12 | EP, MU | M | |||
Melaleuca lanceolata | 53 | 8 | EP | M | |||
Eucalyptus sp. | 11 | 4 | EP, NL, MU | M | |||
Eucalyptus phenax ssp. phenax | 8 | 1 | EP | M | |||
Eucalyptus dumosa | 7 | 3 | EP, MU | M | |||
Eucalyptus gracilis | 5 | 1 | EP | M | |||
Eucalyptus yalatensis | 4 | 2 | EP | M | |||
Eucalyptus socialis ssp. socialis | 2 | 2 | MU | M | |||
Eucalyptus socialis | 2 | 1 | EP | M | |||
Eucalyptus gypsophila | 1 | 1 | GT | M | |||
Eucalyptus oleosa | 1 | 1 | MU | M |
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 | |
M | Myrtaceae | 207 | 100% | 10 |
position | beetles | sites | |
on flower(s) | 71 | 12 | |
on flowering plant | 136 | 22 |
Adults are found in the blossoms of a wide range of summer-flowering mallee Eucalyptus species, as well as Melaleuca lanceolata.
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. |