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:

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)

entom2 wrote:

14 Dec 2025

The genus Neocuris which is endemic to Australia is long-overdue for a modern revision. If possible please, NatureMapr members could collect a series of this and any other Neocuris species they may come across (usually occur on flowers as they are nectarivores) and lodge them in the ANIC in Canberra, preferably hand-delivered (alive or very freshly dead is best) with their collection data, if proper entomological curation prior to delivery is not an option. If curation is possible note that this involves either (a) pinning the specimens using thin stainless steel entomological pins, or (b) gluing one side of the specimen (leaving the other side visible for inspection) on a thin cardboard entomological point which has the pin placed though the 'fat' end of the point. Labels should be very small (drawer space is very expensive - large labels chew up valuable storage space), preferably laser-printed - preferably on high-quality card e.g. 210 GSM weight / 170 CIE whiteness premium digital paper - not ink jet printed - using font sizes 3 to 4, recording exact collection site including coordinates (accurate to 1 second, or 6 decimal points), date (and time and temperature if possible), adult host plant name (at least the genus), and collector name(s). Cheers, Allen M. Sundholm.

Neocuris sp. (genus)

MarkH wrote:

12 Dec 2025

Difficult to determine however the pattern is similar to superba from northern NSW. It would be great if the specimen was retained and lodged with ANIC

Melobasis sp. (genus)

Harrisi wrote:

10 Dec 2025

Indeed Allen !

Castiarina klugii