G. it. Ent., 7 (37): 97-102
August 31, 1994
A note on the larval host plant and biology of
Melobasis apicalis Macleay (Coleoptera: Buprestidae)
form Australia
by
JAMES R. TURNER & TREVOR J. HAWKESWOOD
Abstract - The first published larval host plant, Bossiaea rhombifolia Sieb. ex DC. (Fabaceae) is recorded here for the Australian buprestid beetle, Melobasis apicalis Macleay (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Buprestinae). The discovery of the hot plant is described and the known hosts of other Melobasis species are considered too. Bossiaea rhombifolia has not been recorded previously as a host (either larval or adult) for any other Australian Buprestidae.
