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Buprestinae
Variable Jewel Beetle
CastiarinaJewel Beetle I
Castiarina Jewel Beetle II
Variegate Jewel Beetle
Dysentery Jewel Beetle
Banksia Jewel Beetle
 
Agrilinae 
Acacia Jewel Beetle I
Acacia Jewel Beetle II
Pinto Jewel Beetle
Pea Flower Jewel Beetle
Acacia Flat-headed Jewel Beetle 
 

                                               

Acacia Jewel Beetle II - Hypocisseis latipennis (Cisseis latipennis)

Family Buprestidae

This page contains information and pictures about Acacia Jewel Beetles that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.
 
Body length 12mm
 
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We found this jewel beetle once on a large Acacia tree trunk near Bulimba Creek on Mar 2008. The beetle was slowly climbing up the tree.
 
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We had miss-identified this jewel beetle as Cisseis marmorata. Thank to Mark Hanlon for sending us email on the correct ID of this species. 
 
 

Reference:
1. Cisseis marmorata - lifeunseen.com, by Nick Monaghan.
2. Cisseis marmorata Gory & Laporte, 1839 - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2008.
3. Buprestidae: Ethon latipennis Macleay   -  jewel beetle Insect Reference Collection Database - ICDB, 2008.
4. Hypocisseis latipennis (Macleay, 1872) - Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2008. 
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Last updated: April 11, 2011.