Melobasis propinqua
Propinqua jewel beetle at Bungendore, NSW
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| Melobasis thoracica | entom2 | 13 Dec 2024 | |
| Melobasis propinqua | MichaelMulvaney | 10 Dec 2024 | |
| Melobasis propinqua | clarehoneydove | 9 Nov 2024 |
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7 comments
10 Dec 2024
The colour and size of the beetle would suggest it’s Melobasis thoracica (or it’s a tiny purple propinqua which sounds highly unusual)
13 Dec 2024
If the ventral surface and legs are not covered in short coarse white setae (hairs) then this is definitely Melobasis thoracica.
13 Dec 2024
From memory I put this up because it looked different to the proprinquas I had seen round at the same time.
13 Dec 2024
It does! And so have the legs! Well well well! But still, its too tiny for typical Melobasis propinqua. Interesting! All I can suggest is try to collect it if you see another, and forward to MarkH for study / inclusion in the Melobasis revision work. Cheers! Allen
Location information
- Places Bungendore, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- clarehoneydove Recorded by
- 12mm to 25mm Animal size
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- clarehoneydove Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Melobasis propinqua Jewel beetles (Buprestidae) Beetles (Coleoptera) Insects
Species information
- Melobasis propinqua Scientific name
- Propinqua jewel beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1473.6m Recorded at altitude
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