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<taxonomicName id="4C654D749740C55C6FD299C1FE6441DF" ID-CoL="3ZLFC" authority="Kerremans" authorityName="Kerremans" box="[151,475,1675,1701]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="costipennis">
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<emphasis id="B911EAE59740C55C6FD299C1FEF941DF" bold="true" box="[151,326,1675,1701]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">M. costipennis</emphasis>
Kerremans
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<paragraph id="8BDA36F79740C55C6FD299E7FDE541BC" blockId="16.[151,602,1675,1734]" box="[151,602,1709,1734]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">(Figs 32–33, 88–89, 139–140, 171, 176)</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B911EAE59740C55C6FD299BFFEC74076" box="[151,376,1781,1804]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Melobasis costipennis</emphasis>
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<bibRefCitation id="EFF44B069740C55C6EC599BCFD914071" author="Kerremans, C." box="[384,558,1781,1803]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="113 - 182" refId="ref52156" refString="Kerremans, C. (1898) Buprestides nouveaux de l'Australie et des regiones voisines. Annales de la Societe entomologique de Belgique, 42, 113 - 182." type="journal article" year="1898">Kerremans 1898</bibRefCitation>
:124
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; 1903:159;
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<bibRefCitation id="EFF44B069740C55C6D9699BFFCED4071" author="Carter, H. J." box="[723,850,1781,1803]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="64 - 104" refId="ref51684" refString="Carter, H. J. (1923) A revision of the Australian species of the genus Melobasis (Fam. Buprestidae, Order Coleoptera), with notes on allied genera. Transactions of the Royal Entomological Society London, 1923, 64 - 104. https: // doi. org / 10.1111 / j. 1365 - 2311.1923. tb 03326. x" type="journal article" year="1923">Carter 1923</bibRefCitation>
:81
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; 1929:285;
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<bibRefCitation id="EFF44B069740C55C6CAF99BFFB204071" author="Obenberger, J." box="[1002,1183,1781,1803]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="213 - 568" refId="ref52478" refString="Obenberger, J. (1930) Buprestidae 2. In: Junk, W. &amp; Schenkling, S. (Eds.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Fol. 12. Pars 111. W. Junk, Berlin, pp. 213 - 568." type="book chapter" year="1930">Obenberger 1930</bibRefCitation>
:432
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;
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<bibRefCitation id="EFF44B069740C55C6B9D99BFFAD14071" author="Bellamy, C. L." box="[1240,1390,1781,1803]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" refId="ref51077" refString="Bellamy, C. L. (2002) Coleoptera: Buprestoidea. In: Houston, W. W. K. (Ed.) Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Fol. 29.5. CSIRO Publishing, Melbourne, pp. i-xii + 1 - 492, 4 color pls." type="journal volume" year="2002">Bellamy 2002</bibRefCitation>
:155
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; 2008:1325.
<emphasis id="B911EAE59740C55C6E05985EFE214050" bold="true" box="[320,414,1812,1834]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Stat. rev.</emphasis>
(not syn. of
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<emphasis id="B911EAE59740C55C6D5A985FFD314050" box="[543,654,1812,1834]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">M. lathami</emphasis>
(Laporte &amp; Gory))
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.
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<typeStatus id="54DE88559740C55C6FD2981DFF6D400A" box="[151,210,1879,1904]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Type</typeStatus>
locality:
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<collectingCountry id="F37276679740C55C6E05981DFE15400A" box="[320,426,1879,1904]" name="Australia" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Australia</collectingCountry>
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.
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<emphasis id="B911EAE59740C55C6F829831FDB440EE" bold="true" box="[199,523,1915,1940]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Type specimens examined.</emphasis>
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<typeStatus id="54DE88559740C55C6D539831FDC140EE" box="[534,638,1915,1940]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" type="holotype">Holotype</typeStatus>
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(
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)
<collectingCountry id="F37276679740C55C6C599831FC3D40EE" box="[796,898,1915,1940]" name="Australia" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Australie</collectingCountry>
<location id="8EBA602C9740C55C6CCB9831FC4340EE" LSID="urn:lsid:plazi:treatment:03CC87E19740C55D6FD299C1FB2A405D:8EBA602C9740C55C6CCB9831FC4340EE" box="[910,1020,1915,1940]" country="Australia" county="Collection Chevrolat" municipality="Type" name="Chevrolat" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Chevrolat</location>
/
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749740C55C6B4A9831FB6D40E9" authority="Kerr." authorityName="Kerr." box="[1039,1234,1915,1940]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="costipennis">costipennis Kerr.</taxonomicName>
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/
<collectingCounty id="62BB4E7B9740C55C6A629831FEBA40C2" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Collection Chevrolat</collectingCounty>
/
<bibRefCitation id="EFF44B069740C55C6E5198EAFE7140C2" author="Kerremans, C." box="[276,462,1951,1976]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" pagination="49 - 338" refId="ref52186" refString="Kerremans, C. (1903) Coleoptera Serricornia, Fam. Buprestidae. In: Wytsman, P. (Ed.), Genera Insectorum. Fasc. 12 b, 12 c &amp; 12 d. Verteneuil &amp; Desmet, Bruxelles, pp. 49 - 338." type="book chapter" year="1903">
Kerremans
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<date id="FFDB10379740C55C6ED398D5FE7140C2" box="[406,462,1951,1976]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" value="1903" valueMax="1959">1903</date>
</collectingDate>
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-59
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/
<typeStatus id="54DE88559740C55C6D4798D5FD2940CD" box="[514,662,1951,1975]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" type="holotype">HOLOTYPE</typeStatus>
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749740C55C6DD998D5FBFD40C2" authority="Kerr. B. Levey" box="[668,1090,1951,1976]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="costipennis">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59740C55C6DD998D5FC2A40CD" box="[668,917,1951,1975]" italics="true" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Melobasis costipennis</emphasis>
Kerr. B. Levey
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det. 1995.
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<emphasis id="B911EAE59740C55C6F829889FD4740A6" bold="true" box="[199,760,1987,2012]" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">
Other specimens examined.
<collectingRegion id="49A1F8159740C55C6D509889FD4C40A6" box="[533,755,1987,2012]" country="Australia" name="Western Australia" pageId="16" pageNumber="17">Western Australia</collectingRegion>
:
</emphasis>
Applecross; Barren Range; Badgingarra,
<quantity id="4C9D9B129740C55C6B899889FABB40A6" box="[1228,1284,1987,2012]" metricMagnitude="3" metricUnit="m" metricValue="5.0" pageId="16" pageNumber="17" unit="km" value="5.0">5 km</quantity>
S.; Boxwood
</paragraph>
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Hill; Bremer Bay,
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N.N.W.; Bullsbrook; Busselton; Cape Arid N.P.; Cranbrook; Dunsborough; Eneabba, Hill River; Esperance; Fitzgerald River; Forrestfield; Jandakot; Lake Pooraricup, Tenterden; Mundura; Meelup Beach; Midland Junction; Monument Hill; Naval Base; Nedland; Peak Charles; Perth; Point Perron; Spencers Brook;
<collectingRegion id="49A1F8159741C55D6FD29E4EFF544667" box="[151,235,260,285]" country="United Kingdom" name="Stirling" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Stirling</collectingRegion>
Range; Wanneroo. Specimens in AMSA, ANIC, BLC, BMNH, CLBC, IRSNB, MVMA, NMPC, QMA, SAMA, TMSHC, UQA, WADA, WAMA, ZMHB.
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<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6F829E06FEFE461F" bold="true" box="[199,321,332,357]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Diagnosis.</emphasis>
General diagnosis: length
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; upperside in
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usually emerald green, or golden green, occasionally olive green; in
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usually blackish green or black bronze sometimes with extensive reddish purple or coppery reflections; underside and legs in
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golden green, the legs sometimes with coppery reflections; in
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usually reddish purple or blackish purple, sometimes golden green; underside laterally sparsely clothed with short silvery pubescence, most of prosternum, prosternal process, mesosternum, and central parts of metaventrite and abdominal ventrites glabrous or very sparsely pubescent.
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Head: as in
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<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6E099D6FFD9B4546" box="[332,548,548,572]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">M. rubromarginata</emphasis>
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.
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Antenna: as in
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6E2A9D03FDF8451A" authorityName="Saunders Holotype" authorityYear="1876" box="[367,583,584,608]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rubromarginata">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6E2A9D03FDF8451A" box="[367,583,584,608]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">M. rubromarginata</emphasis>
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.
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Pronotum: 1.43–1.61 × as wide at base as long in midline; other characters as in
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6BD59D27FAD245FE" authorityName="Saunders Holotype" authorityYear="1876" box="[1168,1389,620,644]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rubromarginata">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6BD59D27FAD245FE" box="[1168,1389,620,644]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">M. rubromarginata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
but pubescence sparser and scarcely visible from above.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F829DFEFDDE45B6" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" box="[199,609,692,717]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
Scutellum: as in
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6EC79DFFFDE545B6" authorityName="Saunders Holotype" authorityYear="1876" box="[386,602,692,716]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rubromarginata">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6EC79DFFFDE545B6" box="[386,602,692,716]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">M. rubromarginata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F829D9DFB3D458A" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" box="[199,1154,727,752]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
Elytra 2.39–2.76 × as long as wide at base; other characters as in
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6CE69D93FB3D458A" box="[931,1154,728,752]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6CE69D93FBC1458A" authorityName="Saunders Holotype" authorityYear="1876" box="[931,1150,728,752]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rubromarginata">M. rubromarginata</taxonomicName>
.
</emphasis>
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F829DB7FDC3446E" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" box="[199,636,764,789]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
Hypomeron: as in
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6ED89DB7FDCA446E" authorityName="Saunders Holotype" authorityYear="1876" box="[413,629,764,788]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rubromarginata">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6ED89DB7FDCA446E" box="[413,629,764,788]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">M. rubromarginata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F829C6AFDCF444D" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" box="[199,624,799,824]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
Prosternum: as in
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6ED79C6BFDD64442" authorityName="Saunders Holotype" authorityYear="1876" box="[402,617,800,824]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rubromarginata">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6ED79C6BFDD64442" box="[402,617,800,824]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">M. rubromarginata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F829C0EFF6644DF" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
Mesanepisternum (Fig. 176): shiny, with shallow round seate bearing punctures in the anterior half, posterior half microreticulate without large punctures, posterior half in
<specimenCount id="9D63FD7E9741C55D6C2A9C22FC3B4405" box="[879,900,872,895]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
sometimes only very weakly microreticulate, shiny.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F829CE5FCC2436A" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Central part of metaventrite, inner part of metacoxa, central part of abdominal ventrites glabrous or sparsely pubescent, more sparsely and weakly punctate than lateral parts of these structures which are densely punctate with lunate punctures, with sparse moderately long silvery pubescence.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F829B56FB4A43DA" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
Apical ventrite (Figs 139–140): lunate punctures not coalescing near the lateral margin, not forming grooves; excision in
<specimenCount id="9D63FD7E9741C55D6E589B0AFE8D432D" box="[285,306,1088,1111]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
broad, W shaped, with a moderately broad curved flange at the centre, with long well developed parallel lateral spines (Fig. 139);
<specimenCount id="9D63FD7E9741C55D6D499B2FFD9E4306" box="[524,545,1125,1148]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
narrower, U-shaped, with a moderately broad flange for its entire width, which is often slightly bisinuate, the lateral spines well developed, parallel to slightly divergent (Fig. 140).
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F829BE7FBC64392" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
Fore tibia:
<specimenCount id="9D63FD7E9741C55D6E059BE7FEEA43BE" box="[320,341,1197,1220]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
strongly curved, with a very small triangular tooth at apex, and a slightly developed setal brush on the anterior face at the apex;
<specimenCount id="9D63FD7E9741C55D6E999B9AFE4E439D" box="[476,497,1232,1255]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
tooth absent or very small, and tibia less strongly curved.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F829BBEFE96424A" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
Mid tibia:
<specimenCount id="9D63FD7E9741C55D6E789BBFFEED4276" box="[317,338,1269,1292]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="male">♂</specimenCount>
strongly curved with an elongate depression along the ventral face;
<specimenCount id="9D63FD7E9741C55D6B159BBFFBDA4276" box="[1104,1125,1269,1292]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="female">♀</specimenCount>
weakly curved and without a depression.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F829A76FEDE42BA" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Aedeagus (Figs 88–89): parameres strongly constricted before the apical setae bearing part; apical setae bearing parts scarcely widened, about one third total length of the parameres, apical half weakly chitinised, with numerous fairly long, slightly curved, spine-like setae, in addition to the usual long fine setae; median lobe subtruncate at the tip.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F829A86FE52429F" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" box="[199,493,1484,1509]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Ovipositor: not examined.</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
<subSubSection id="C37F657C9741C55D6F829AA5FB2A405D" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" type="discussion">
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F829AA5FCDD419A" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6F829AA5FEF04172" bold="true" box="[199,335,1519,1544]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Comments.</emphasis>
This species is likely to be mistaken for
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6C099ABBFC5E4172" authorityName="Levey" authorityYear="2018" box="[844,993,1520,1544]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dissimilis">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6C099ABBFC5E4172" box="[844,993,1520,1544]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">M. dissimilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
due to its colour dichromatism, (see differences in the comments section of
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6D13995FFD594156" authorityName="Levey" authorityYear="2018" box="[598,742,1556,1580]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="dissimilis">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6D13995FFD594156" box="[598,742,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">M. dissimilis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
).Overall it is most similar to
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6B7D995FFAAE4156" authorityName="Saunders Holotype" authorityYear="1876" box="[1080,1297,1556,1580]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rubromarginata">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6B7D995FFAAE4156" box="[1080,1297,1556,1580]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">M. rubromarginata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. The sexual dichromatism of
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6E199973FDBD4135" box="[348,514,1592,1616]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="costipennis">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6E199973FDBD4135" box="[348,514,1592,1616]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">M. costipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
is one significant difference from
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6CDD9973FBCD412A" authorityName="Saunders Holotype" authorityYear="1876" box="[920,1138,1592,1616]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="rubromarginata">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6CDD9973FBCD412A" box="[920,1138,1592,1616]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">M. rubromarginata</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, although not absolute as some females resemble males in colour. The slight difference in the apex of the median lobe of the aedeagus, the shape of the flange of the apical ventrite of the male, and the microreticulate sculpture of the posterior half of the mesanepisternum in
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6EC199EFFD9641C6" box="[388,553,1701,1724]" class="Insecta" family="Buprestidae" genus="Melobasis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Coleoptera" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="species" species="costipennis">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6EC199EFFD9641C6" box="[388,553,1701,1724]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">M. costipennis</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
, are probably the only definitive ways to distinguish these two species. The adult host records suggest that the larval hosts may be different.
</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BDA36F79741C55D6F8299A6FB2A405D" blockId="17.[151,1437,151,1832]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6F8299A6FEF5407F" bold="true" box="[199,330,1772,1797]" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Bionomics.</emphasis>
Adults have been collected from October to February, most records in December &amp; January. Adults collected on
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6E32985AFE7A405D" box="[375,453,1808,1831]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Magnoliopsida" rank="genus">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6E32985AFE7A405D" box="[375,453,1808,1831]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Acacia</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
spp.,
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6D4D985AFD3D4052" box="[520,642,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6D4D985AFDC14052" box="[520,638,1808,1832]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Magnoliopsida" rank="species" species="cyclops">A. cyclops</taxonomicName>
,
</emphasis>
and
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6DFC985AFCEB4052" box="[697,852,1808,1832]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Magnoliopsida" rank="species" species="rostellifera">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6DFC985AFCEB4052" box="[697,852,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">A. rostellifera</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
. Larval host
<taxonomicName id="4C654D749741C55D6CA2985AFB304052" box="[999,1167,1808,1832]" class="Magnoliopsida" family="Fabaceae" genus="Acacia" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Plantae" order="Fabales" pageId="17" pageNumber="18" phylum="Magnoliopsida" rank="species" species="saligna">
<emphasis id="B911EAE59741C55D6CA2985AFB304052" box="[999,1167,1808,1832]" italics="true" pageId="17" pageNumber="18">Acacia saligna</emphasis>
</taxonomicName>
.
</paragraph>
</subSubSection>
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