Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Neospades chrysopygia   (Germar, 1848)
subfamily  Agrilinae » tribe  Coraebini » subtribe  Cisseina
Neospades chrysopygia   Adult images
Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227C, male, on Malva weinmanniana (PJL 2864), MU, 6.4 × 2.5 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3593A, female, on Alyogyne pinoniana (C.J.Brodie 7208) dried flower, NW, 7.1 × 2.7 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3599B, male, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 3011) dried flower, NW, 6.6 × 2.5 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227C, male, from Malva weinmanniana (PJL 2864), MU, 6.4 × 2.5 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227D, male, aedeagus, MU, 7.1 × 2.7 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227C, male, from Malva weinmanniana (PJL 2864), MU, 6.4 × 2.5 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227C, male, MU, 6.4 × 2.5 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227C, male, hind tarsus lateral view, MU, 6.4 × 2.5 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227C, male, hind tarsal claw, MU, 6.4 × 2.5 mm Neospades chrysopygia, SAMA, from Malva weinmanniana (in mallow flowers), SL Neospades chrysopygia, SAMA, aedeagus 1.5 mm long with previous, SL Neospades chrysopygia, PL2326B, male, from Malva weinmanniana, LE, 6.5 × 2.3 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227D, male, from Malva weinmanniana (PJL 2864), MU, 7.1 × 2.7 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL0129, GT Neospades chrysopygia, PL0129, on Hibiscus krichauffianus (PJL BS572-598) foliage, GT Neospades chrysopygia, PL0129, on Sida ammophila foliage, GT Neospades chrysopygia, PL3595, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 2948), NW, 7.5 × 2.7 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3595, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 2948), NW, 7.5 × 2.7 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3599A, male, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 3011) bud, NW, 6.5 × 2.7 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3599A, male, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 3011) bud, NW, 6.5 × 2.7 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3599A, male, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 3011) bud, NW, 6.5 × 2.7 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3599B, male, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 3011) dried flower, NW, 6.6 × 2.5 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3599B, male, on Hibiscus solanifolius (PJL 3011) dried flower, NW, 6.6 × 2.5 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3593A, female, on Alyogyne pinoniana (C.J.Brodie 7208) dried flower, NW, 7.1 × 2.7 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3593E, female, on Alyogyne pinoniana (C.J.Brodie 7208) dried flower, NW, 6.9 × 2.6 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3593E, female, on Alyogyne pinoniana (C.J.Brodie 7208) dried flower, NW, 6.9 × 2.6 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL2327, on Malva weinmanniana, LE, 6.4 × 2.4 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227C, male, on Malva weinmanniana (PJL 2864), MU, 6.4 × 2.5 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL3227G, on Malva weinmanniana, chewing petal, pollen grains adhering, MU Neospades chrysopygia, SID2814, on Hibiscus calcareus (D.J.Duval 1814), EA, photo by SA Seed Conservation Centre Neospades chrysopygia, SID2814, on Hibiscus krichauffianus (D.J.Duval 1814), EA, photo by SA Seed Conservation Centre Neospades chrysopygia, SID7491, on Abutilon otocarpum, NW, photo by Denzel Murfet Neospades chrysopygia, SID7491, on Abutilon otocarpum, feeding on petals, NW, photo by Denzel Murfet Neospades chrysopygia, PL6272, female, on Abutilon leucopetalum flower, FR, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 6.3 × 2.3 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL6272, female, on Abutilon leucopetalum flower, FR, photo by A.M.P. Stolarski, 6.3 × 2.3 mm Neospades chrysopygia, PL5994, on Hibiscus krichauffianus (PJL 3755) foliage, colour variation, GT Neospades chrysopygia, PL6243, male, on Eremophila scoparia, variant, EP Neospades chrysopygia, PL6243, male, on Eremophila scoparia, variant, EP Neospades chrysopygia, PL6243, male, from Eremophila scoparia, variant, EP Neospades chrysopygia, SID2814, adult host plant, Hibiscus calcareus (D.J.Duval 1814), EA, photo by SA Seed Conservation Centre
Actual
size¹:
6.7 mm
×
2.6 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L16.5
4.45 – 8
 n = 737.0
5.35 – 8.35
 n = 52
L26.5
4.4 – 7.9
 n = 667.0
5.25 – 8.3
 n = 51
W2.5
1.7 – 3.1
 n = 732.7
2.1 – 3.55
 n = 52
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:  NW,  LE,  NU,  GT,  FR,  EA,  EP,  NL,  MU,  YP,  SL
Australian States:  WA,  NT,  SA,  VIC,  NSW,  QLD,  NSW
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 Neospades chrysopygia  (total actual records: 432 beetles)
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1
3
24 9
38 13 10
17 7 1
1 65 7
1 155 10
7 4
22 9 15 14
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1
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
2
estimate of active beetles, inferred* from adjoining date ranges
actual count > 9.5 (median)
actual count <= 9.5 (median)
 *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.
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Hibiscus krichauffianus1129NW, LE, GTM
Abutilon otocarpum687NW, LE, GTM
Malva weinmanniana339LE, NU, EP, NL, MU, SLM
Tribulus sp.291LEZ
Sida sp.163LE, GT, EPM
Abutilon sp.122GT, FRM
Hibiscus solanifolius112NWM
Sida ammophila103GTM
Polycalymma stuartii92GTA1
Solanum sp.61NWS
Alyogyne pinoniana52NWM
Malvastrum americanum var. americanum31FRM
Ptilotus polystachyus21GTA2
Gossypium sturtianum var. sturtianum22NWM
Abutilon leucopetalum11FRM
Hibiscus calcareus11EAM
Hibiscus sp.11NWM
Leiocarpa leptolepis11LEA1
Malvaceae sp.11GTM
Sida intricata11FRM
Sida petrophila11EPM
Tribulus hystrix11LEZ
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
M Malvaceae 278 85% 12
Z Zygophyllaceae 30 9% 1
A1 Asteraceae 10 3% 2
S Solanaceae 6 2% 1
A2 Amaranthaceae 2 1% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)20029
on flowering plant136
on foliage or non-flowering plant717
on plant (unspecified)428
Lure affinity
colour beetles sites SA regions¹
blue1069NW, GT, EP, NL
white231GT
light violet131GT
yellow122GT
dark violet81GT
light pink21GT
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.