Buprestidae of South Australia
( Jewel beetles )
by Peter J. Lang
Stanwatkinsius perplexus   (Blackburn, 1891)
subfamily  Agrilinae » tribe  Coraebini » subtribe  Cisseina
Stanwatkinsius perplexus   Adult images
Stanwatkinsius perplexus, PL2738, on Allocasuarina helmsii, EP Stanwatkinsius perplexus, PL2579A, on Allocasuarina helmsii, EP Stanwatkinsius perplexus, PL2579A, on Allocasuarina helmsii, EP Stanwatkinsius perplexus, PL0798C, male, from Allocasuarina helmsii, EP, 8.5 × 3.0 mm Stanwatkinsius perplexus, PL2579A, on Allocasuarina helmsii, EP Stanwatkinsius perplexus, PL3060, male, on Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. alticola, FR, 7.2 × 2.5 mm Stanwatkinsius perplexus, PL3060, male, on Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. alticola, FR, 7.2 × 2.5 mm
Actual
size¹:
7.7 mm
×
2.8 mm
Measurements (mm)
malefemale
L17.7
7 – 8.55
 n = 87.7
6.15 – 9.4
 n = 8
L27.5
6.85 – 8.4
 n = 67.4
6 – 9.2
 n = 7
W2.7
2.5 – 3.05
 n = 82.8
2.2 – 3.4
 n = 8
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,  FR
Australian States:  WA,  SA
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 Stanwatkinsius perplexus  (total actual records: 31 beetles)
4 10 14
2
1
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 > 4 (median)
actual count <= 4 (median)
Adult host plants
beetles sites SA regions¹ family position on host plant
Allocasuarina helmsii253EPC
Allocasuarina muelleriana ssp. alticola41FRC
Grevillea pterosperma21EPP
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
C Casuarinaceae 29 94% 2
P Proteaceae 2 6% 1
Position on adult host
positionbeetlessites
on flower(s)21
on foliage or non-flowering plant203
on plant (unspecified)62
other
  on stems31
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.