Open AccessA note onNascio vetusta(Boisduval) (Coleoptera: Buprestidae) from Australia
Author(s) -
James R. Turner,
Trevor J. Hawkeswood
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
australian zoologist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2204-2105
pISSN - 0067-2238
DOI - 10.7882/az.1995.009
Subject(s) - buprestidae , eucalyptus , larva , pupa , biology , host (biology) , habitat , zoology , ecology , botany
A new larval host plant, Eucalyptus goniocalyx F. Muell, ex Mig. (Myriaceae), is recorded for the Australian buprestid beetle Nascio vetusta (Boisduval). Its habitat is briefly recorded and aspects of the larval/pupal chambers are described. No other buprestids have been recorded from Eucalyptus goniocalyx. Nascio vetusta has only been recorded breeding in myrtaceous genera Eucalyptus and Metrosideros, possibly indicating first-degree oligophagy.
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