Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Neocuris ignicollis   Carter, 1937
subfamily  Buprestinae » tribe  Curidini » subtribe  Neocurina
Neocuris ignicollis   Adult images
Neocuris ignicollis, SAMA 25-50434, male, from Eucalyptus sp. flowers, LE, photo by Peter Lang for SA Museum, 3.7 × 1.5 mm
Actual
size¹:
3.7 mm
×
1.5 mm
Measurements (mm)
male
L13.6
 n = 1
L23.5
 n = 1
W1.5
 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
Neocuris ignicollis  Distinctive features

Head and pronotum (pinkish-)red to coppery (with green reflections/iridescence); elytra straight-sided, dark blue; ventral side coppery and purplish.

Notes

Described by Carter 1937 based on three specimens from Wurarga in the arid zone of western WA.

The SA occurrence is based on two SA Museum specimens matching Carter's description that were collected near Oodnadatta in 1996 from Eucalyptus flowers. A subsequent collection made in 2004 from Googs Track, within the northern boundary of the EP Region, also appears to match this species (ID based on an image of a single specimen held in a private collection).

Distribution
SA Regions¹:  LE,  EP
Australian States:  WA,  SA
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 ignicollis  (total actual records: 3 beetles)
3
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 > 3 (median)
actual count <= 3 (median)
Adult host plant
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Eucalyptus sp.21LEM
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 family
Code beetles % host plant taxa
M Myrtaceae 2 100% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on plant (unspecified)21
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.