Liparetrus convexus Boisduval, 1835 (a species of scarab-beetle)

Basis for Tasmanian occurrence

Semmens, T.D., McQuillan, P.B. & Hayhurst, G. (1992). Catalogue of the Insects of Tasmania. Government of Tasmania: Department of Primary Industry, 104 pp.

TMAG collections

Classification

Order: Coleoptera

Suborder: Polyphaga

Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea

Family: Scarabaeidae

Subfamily: Melolonthinae

Tribe: Liparetrini

Morphology

Typical length (mm): 7
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight

Ecology

Assumed larval feeding: root-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic

Ecological attributes: — Eucalyptus dalrympleana is a host-plant (Bashford, 1990a) — Eucalyptus obliqua is a host-plant (Bashford, 1990a).

Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — Hand collection from Eucalyptus amygdalina — Hand collection from Eucalyptus delegatensis — Hand collection from Eucalyptus globulus — Hand collection from Eucalyptus nitens — Hand collection from Eucalyptus obliqua — Hand collection from Eucalyptus ovata — Hand collection from Eucalyptus viminalis.

Source ecological literature:
Bashford, R. (1990a). Tasmanian forest insects and their host plants: records from the Tasmanian Forestry Commission insect collection. Hobart: Tas. Forestry Commission, 32 pages.