Eupoecila intricata

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Eupoecila intricata
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E. intricata ♀ dorsal view.
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E. intricata ♀ lateral view.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Subfamily: Cetoniinae
Tribe: Schizorhinini
Genus: Eupoecila
Species:
E. intricata
Binomial name
Eupoecila intricata
Lea, 1914
Synonyms
  • Eupoecila australasiae intricataLea, 1914 [1]

Eupoecila intricata, [2] [3] [4] is a rare species of the Australian-endemic scarab beetle genus Eupoecila. [5] [6] E.intricata was described by Lea (1914) [7] as a subspecies of E. australasiae [8] [9] and is still often confused with the species. It was raised to species status by Allard (1995). [10]

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Description and diet

The body of this species carries cryptic, bright yellow or yellow-orange markings on a red and black background. In death, these markings fade to brown. The markings are similar to those of Eupoecila australasiae. Easily recognisable differences are two additional vertical lines where the wing covers meet, and two comma-shaped marks at the bottom of the pronotum rather than a horizontal line. E. intricata are slightly larger than E. australasiae.

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Comparison of Eupoecila intricata (left) with Eupoecila australasiae (right) Comparision Eupoecila intricata with Eupoecila australasiae.png
Comparison of Eupoecila intricata (left) with Eupoecila australasiae (right)

Comparison of Eupoecila intricata (left) with Eupoecila australasiae (right).

E. intricata feed on the pollen and nectar of flowering trees, such as eucalypts, Angophora and Ligustrum and contribute to the pollination of these trees and bushes.

Habitat and occurrence

E. intricata is a rare species as evident from collection data and material in collections. Many of the records available on the internet are unverified. The species co-occurs with E. australasiae in Australia's Great Dividing Range and adjoing areas in east Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria. The life history of this species has not been published but is often assumed to be identical to E. australasiae.

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References

  1. ↑ Lea, Arthur M. (1914). "Notes on Australian Cetonides: With a List of Species and Descriptions of Some New Ones". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 38: 154; Pl. 7, Fig. 22.
  2. ↑ Lea, A. M. (1914). "Notes on Australian Cetoniides; with a list of species and descriptions of some new ones". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 38: 132–218.
  3. ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Eupoecila intricata". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  4. ↑ "Eupoecila intricata Lea, 1914". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  5. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  6. ↑ Slipinski, Adam (2019). Australian Beetles. Vol. 2. Archostemata, Myxophaga, Adephaga, Polyphaga (part). Clayton South, Australia: CSIRO Publishing. pp. 531–553. ISBN   9780643097308.
  7. ↑ Royal Society of South Australia (1912). Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia (Incorporated). Smithsonian Libraries. Adelaide : W.C. Rigby.
  8. ↑ Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Eupoecila australasiae (Fiddler Beetle)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  9. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2022-12-22.
  10. ↑ Allard, Vincent (1995). Schizorhinini 1. The Beetles of the World. Volume 23 (in French and English). Venette, France: Sciences Nat. pp. 1–152.
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