Xylonichus eucalypti (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.
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Scarabaeoidea
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Melolonthinae
Tribe: Xylonychini
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 22
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: root-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
Ecological attributes: — Eucalyptus amygdalina is a host-plant (Bashford, 1990a).
Collection method(s) for TMAG material: — At light (with use of light-trap) — Hand collection (substrate not specified) — Hand collection from Acacia dealbata — Hand collection from Eucalyptus amygdalina — Hand collection from Eucalyptus sieberi — Hand collection from gut of Salmo sp..
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.
