Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)

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References for Jewel Beetles (family Buprestidae): https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/

And a photo gallery for the family: https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/buprestidae-gallery

This gallery can be searched by genus, for example, Castiarina:

https://sites.google.com/site/buprestidpages/castiarina-gallery

Another good gallery for Castiarina: http://www.virtual-beetle.com/castiarinafp.html

Jewel beetles (Buprestidae)

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Discussion

entom2 wrote:

29 Dec 2025

Agree with @MarkH re two species. The main subject is Castiarina interstincta which is fairly uncommon and in the lower background is Castiarina kershawi which is seen much more often. Cheers, Allen M. Sundholm.

Castiarina interstincta

Csteele4 wrote:

29 Dec 2025

@MarkH oops, sorry! I didn't realise. I'm a botanist who just likes looking at insects. I'll seperate the other photos into their own sighting now.

Castiarina interstincta

MarkH wrote:

28 Dec 2025

There are 2 species in these photographs.
The second one isn’t Castiarina crenata however it may be Castiarina kershawi. It would be good if there were better pictures of the second species

Castiarina interstincta

entom2 wrote:

16 Dec 2025

A, interesting -looking species in the buprestid genus Melobasis, and if possible it and any others like it need to be donated to the ANIC in Canberra. Looks like it is in the Melobasis purpurescens species group for which a modern revision is awaited. Perhaps Mark H might be in a better position to ID this to a species. Cheers, Allen M. Sundholm.

Melobasis sp. (genus)

MarkH wrote:

15 Dec 2025

Looks like a Pseudanilara species
Unfortunately I can’t give you a species name because the genus needs revision.

Pseudanilara sp. (genus)