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L1 | 47.5 | 44.4 – 50.2 | n = 10 | 50.6 | 43.6 – 55.5 | n = 9 |
L2 | 47.8 | 46 – 48.8 | n = 3 | 55.5 | n = 1 | |
W | 19.2 | 17.9 – 21.2 | n = 10 | 21.4 | 18 – 24.1 | 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 |
Instantly recognisable by its legs having a general flattening of the tibia, with a distinctive projecting flange on the basal half of the midleg tibia. Elytra with varying proportions of dark brownish-red and yellow markings, but most often with the former predominating and the yellow in two to four tranverse bands.
Previously this species has been referred to as Temognatha duponti and T. tibialis, the latter referring to the distinctive flattening of the tibia. The taxonomy and correct application of the name T. duponti was resolved by Peterson 2015.
Confined to the western part of the State with an early collection by Tepper from Ardrossan on Yorke Peninsula marking the eastern limit. It appears in large numbers with T. heros (q.v.) in episodic seasons of mass emergences. Peterson provides evidence that the hundreds of Stigmodera gigas reported by Tepper 1887 near Ardrossan in 1878 and 1880 refers to this species, as does his account of its variable colouration patterns under the misappropriated name Stigmodera grandis.
Legend | P.J.Lang collection vouchered records | |
other private collection or museum specimens, or sightings |
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Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
Legend | live emerged adults, count > median value of 1 per quarter month | |
live emerged adults, count <= median value of 1 | ||
live non-emerged adults only, for that quarter month | ||
12 | number of active beetles for that quarter month |
beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | family | position on host plant | ||||
Eucalyptus leptophylla | 133 | 12 | EP | M | ||||
Eucalyptus sp. | 10 | 4 | EP, YP | M | ||||
Eucalyptus dumosa | 7 | 2 | EP | M | ||||
Eucalyptus calcareana | 4 | 2 | EP | M | ||||
Melaleuca lanceolata | 2 | 1 | EP | M | ||||
Eucalyptus brachycalyx | 1 | 1 | EP | M | ||||
Eucalyptus socialis ssp. socialis | 1 | 1 | EP | M | ||||
Eucalyptus socialis ssp. victoriensis | 1 | 1 | NW | 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 | 159 | 100% | 7 |
position | beetles | sites | ||
on flower(s) | 90 | 14 | ||
on flowering plant | 8 | 3 | ||
on foliage or non-flowering plant | 1 | 1 | ||
on plant (unspecified) | 59 | 4 | ||
other | ||||
on ground under canopy | 1 | 1 |
colour | beetles | sites | SA regions¹ | |
blue | 2 | 1 | EP |
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. |