Dinocephalia sp. (genus)
A Jewel Beetle at Wyanbene, NSW
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| Dinocephalia sp. (genus) | Harrisi | 4 Jan 2023 |
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3 comments
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.
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.
Location information
- Coordinates 149.663031-35.772941
- Places Wyanbene, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- 26 Dec 2022 09:05 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
- Allocasuarina nana Associated plant
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
- Alive / healthy Animal health
Collections
- Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Dinocephalia sp. (genus) Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Dinocephalia sp. (genus) Scientific name
- A Jewel Beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- External link More information
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