Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Neocuris fairmairei   Blackburn, 1887
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Curidini » subtribe  Neocurina
Neocuris fairmairei   Adult images
Neocuris fairmairei, PL3701B, male, on Hakea mitchellii, SE, 4.7 × 2.3 mm Neocuris fairmairei, PL3701B, male, on Hakea mitchellii, SE, 4.7 × 2.3 mm Neocuris fairmairei, PL3701B, male, on Hakea mitchellii, SE, 4.7 × 2.3 mm Neocuris fairmairei, PL3701B, male, on Hakea mitchellii, SE, 4.7 × 2.3 mm Neocuris fairmairei, PL5679, male, from Oriantha nuda (PJL 3614) in flower, EP, 4.4 × 2.0 mm Neocuris fairmairei, PL3701B, male, on Hakea mitchellii, SE, 4.7 × 2.3 mm
Actual
size¹:
4.4 mm
×
2.0 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L14.5
3.85 – 4.95
 n = 84.2
 n = 1
L24.2
3.8 – 4.55
 n = 64.0
 n = 1
W2.0
1.2 – 2.4
 n = 81.8
 n = 1
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:  EP,  MU,  SE
Australian States:  SA,  VIC
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 Neocuris fairmairei  (total actual records: 10 beetles)
1
3 3 1
2
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 > 2 (median)
actual count <= 2 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Hakea mitchellii31SEP
Calotis erinacea21EPA
Eucalyptus socialis21MUM
Cassinia sp.11MUA
Leptospermum coriaceum11EPM
Orianthera nuda11EPU
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
A Asteraceae 3 30% 2
M Myrtaceae 3 30% 2
P Proteaceae 3 30% 1
U Unmatched 1 10% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)11
on flowering plant84
on plant (unspecified)11
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
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