Dinocephalia sp. (genus)

A Jewel Beetle at Wyanbene, NSW

Dinocephalia sp. (genus) at Wyanbene, NSW - 26 Dec 2022
Dinocephalia sp. (genus) at Wyanbene, NSW - 26 Dec 2022
Dinocephalia sp. (genus) at Wyanbene, NSW - 26 Dec 2022
Dinocephalia sp. (genus) at Wyanbene, NSW - 26 Dec 2022
Dinocephalia sp. (genus) at Wyanbene, NSW - 26 Dec 2022
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Dinocephalia sp. (genus) 4 Jan 2023 Harrisi

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3 comments

Harrisi wrote:
   5 Jan 2023
Not much (photographic) reference material out there on this genus other than on Peter Lang's excellent 'Buprestids of SA' web site. Although this beetle has an obvious depression through injury to its left elytron, i was wondering if the two depressions on its pronotum are indicative to species level? Peter's pictures of D. transsecta show this clearly and overall colouration is the same but there are other features of these species that are not parallel.
MarkH wrote:
   5 Jan 2023
It looks like a small species that would correspond with transsecta however identification is difficult without having the specimen available to key it out.
Harrisi wrote:
   5 Jan 2023
...and if one did, would a key to this genus make itself available?

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  • 26 Dec 2022 09:05 PM Recorded on
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  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size
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