A leaf beetle at Nimmo, NSW
Identification history
| Paropsisterna hectica | 3 Feb 2019 | KimPullen | ||
| Paropsisterna hectica | 3 Feb 2019 | MichaelBedingfield | ||
| Paropsisterna aurea | 2 Feb 2019 | RogerF | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Feb 2019 | Harrisi |
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5 comments
MichaelBedingfield
wrote:
2 Feb 2019
This one may be P. hectica....
There seems to be some discussion about it. See the ALA page for P. hectica :
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8bea8ab6-55d5-4d88-bb50-12049419d7e3
and the ALA page for P. aurea
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8874a5fb-daa3-42fe-aad6-7cd9944213b7
Martin Langerway says that at the Tasmanian form is called Paropsisterna aurea, and the similar mainland one called P. hectica, see::
https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/12282/tasmanian-gold.html
There seems to be some discussion about it. See the ALA page for P. hectica :
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8bea8ab6-55d5-4d88-bb50-12049419d7e3
and the ALA page for P. aurea
https://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:8874a5fb-daa3-42fe-aad6-7cd9944213b7
Martin Langerway says that at the Tasmanian form is called Paropsisterna aurea, and the similar mainland one called P. hectica, see::
https://www.jungledragon.com/specie/12282/tasmanian-gold.html
RogerF
wrote:
3 Feb 2019
The specimen in my book was identified as P. aurea by Chris Reid but I agree that P. hectica is more likely, although they could be synonyms. If so which has priority. Its a very difficult genus (formerly Chrysoptharta) that has had many unsatisfactory and incomplete revisions.
RogerF
wrote:
3 Feb 2019
I have looked at the information further and it does appear that the two species are identical and are synonyms. hectica was described by Boisduval in 1835, aurea by Blackburn in 1899. I will leave it to the experts.
KimPullen
wrote:
4 Feb 2019
I'm not an expert in these, but I've confirmed it here as P. hectica because Martin says hectica and aurea are synonyms, although Reid 2012 (https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/CHRYSOMELIDAE) lists them separately. As Roger says, hectica is the older name.
Location information
- Coordinates 148.635382-36.183475
- Places Nimmo, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 30 Jan 2019 01:56 PM Recorded on
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Collections
Insects Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) Beetles (Coleoptera)
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Paropsisterna hectica Scientific name
- A leaf beetle Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 2085m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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Synonyms
Paropsisterna aurea
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