ASPECTS OF FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY OF TWO SOUTHWESTERN AUSTRALIAN TEMOGNATHA SPECIES (COLEOPTERA BUPRESTIDAE)

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Abstract - Oviposition behaviour is described for the first time in a Temognatha species, T. chalcodera (Thomson, 1878). Allocasuarina acutivalvis (F. Muell.) L. Johnson subsp. acutivalvis (Casuarinaceae) is the first recorded larval hostplant for T. chalcodera. Pre-oviposition behaviour is described for the first time in Temognatha bruckii (Thomson, 1878) and T. chalcodera. In-situ photos of T. chalcodera oviposition and T. bruckii pre-oviposition behaviour are provided. The published literature on pre-oviposition behaviour in Temognatha is reviewed. The Temognatha variabilis species-group is defined and diagnosed. Possible reasons for evolution of the apomorphic oviposition/pre-oviposition behaviour in these species are discussed.

Author(s) PETERSON, MAGNUS : Part 2
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