Melobasis sparsa LEVY MS NAME
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
DPIPWE collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Buprestinae
Tribe: Melobasini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): (not yet documented)
Ecology
Ecological attributes: — Eucalyptus viminalis is a host-plant (Cowie, 2001).
Source ecological literature:
Cowie, D. (2001). Jewel beetles of Tasmania: a field naturalist’s guide. Hobart: Tas. Field Naturalists Club, 41 pages.
