Melobasis thoracica, Blackburn. B. Levey, 1887

Levey, Brian, 2012, 3464, Zootaxa 3464, pp. 1-107 : 15

publication ID

3724EFC3-7F13-4F82-A048-DB23F5C1EAEF

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:3724EFC3-7F13-4F82-A048-DB23F5C1EAEF

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E48790-FF8C-FF8C-FF16-119AC3BF4E8D

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Melobasis thoracica
status

 

The thoracica View in CoL species-group

This group consists of two species. The group is characterised by the fringe of long curly setae on the 9th abdominal tergite of the female ( Figs. 31, 32). This character is unique to this species-group. The strongly biarcuate basal margin of the elytra, and the short, broad ovipositor ( Fig. 156), indicate that the closest relatives of the thoracica species-group may be species of the pusilla species-group which also have these two characters. Parameres of aedeagus with long fine setae only.

Adult M. thoracica are mainly recorded from Acacia species. The larval hosts are unknown.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Buprestidae

Genus

Melobasis

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