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Castiarina

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Castiarina
Castiarina bella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Tribe: Stigmoderini
Genus: Castiarina
Gory & Laporte, 1838

Castiarina is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, tribe Stigmoderini. This is one of the largest genera of beetles in Australia and emerge in the summertime to coordinate with flowering of native plants including Eucalyptus and tea trees (Leptospermum).[clarification needed]

Castiarina australasiae
Castiarina bremei; Narbethong, Vic
Castiarina bimaculata; Mt Surprise, FNQ
Castiarina erythroptera
Castiarina flava; Big Desert
Castiarina garnettensis; Mt Surprise' FNQ
Castiarina kerremansi
Castiarina punctatosulcata
Castiarina recta; Big Desert, Vic
Castiarina simulata
Castiarina vegeta
Castiarina victoriensis; Neerim Sth

Castiarina vittata; Little Desert, Vic

Species

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There are over 400 species of Castiarina in Australia. Castiarina includes the following species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Castiarina". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.