Agrilus assimilis australis
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Buprestoidea
Family: Buprestidae
Subfamily: Agrilinae
Tribe: Agrilini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 10
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
Cowie, D. (2001). Jewel beetles of Tasmania: a field naturalist’s guide. Hobart: Tas. Field. Nat. Club, 41 pages.
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: wood-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: obligately saproxylic
Ecological attributes: — Acacia dealbata is a host-plant (Cowie, 2001) — Acacia decurrens is a host-plant (Cowie, 2001).
Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Hand collection (substrate not specified) — Sticky trapping (substrate not specified).
Source ecological literature:
Cowie, D. (2001). Jewel beetles of Tasmania: a field naturalist’s guide. Hobart: Tas. Field Naturalists Club, 41 pages.
