Stanwatkinsius

Stanwatkinsius is a genus of beetles in the family Buprestidae, the jewel beetles. They are native to Australia.^[1]

Stanwatkinsius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Superfamily:	Buprestoidea
Family:	Buprestidae
Genus:	Stanwatkinsius Barker & Bellamy, 2001

The genus was erected in 2001 for a few species of Cisseis. Several new species were then described. These beetles are less than a centimeter long. They are iridescent, often with colorful heads and bodies in shades of green or blue. Male and female are sometimes dimorphic. They are associated with Australian plants such as Grevillea, Hakea, Casuarina, and Allocasuarina.^[1]

Species include:^[2]

• Stanwatkinsius amanda Barker, 2007
• Stanwatkinsius careniceps (Carter, 1923)
• Stanwatkinsius cinctus (Kerremans, 1898)
• Stanwatkinsius constrictus (Blackburn, 1887)
• Stanwatkinsius crassus Barker & Bellamy, 2001
• Stanwatkinsius demarzi Barker & Bellamy, 2001
• Stanwatkinsius grevilleae Barker & Bellamy, 2001
• Stanwatkinsius kermeti Barker & Bellamy, 2001
• Stanwatkinsius lindi (Blackburn, 1887)
• Stanwatkinsius macmillani Barker & Bellamy, 2001
• Stanwatkinsius perplexa (Blackburn, 1887)
• Stanwatkinsius powelli Barker & Bellamy, 2001
• Stanwatkinsius rhodopus Barker & Bellamy, 2001
• Stanwatkinsius speciosus Barker & Bellamy, 2001
• Stanwatkinsius subcarinifrons (Thomson, 1879)
• Stanwatkinsius uniformis (Thomson, 1879)
• Stanwatkinsius viridimarginalis Barker & Bellamy, 2001

References

1. Barker, S. and C. L. Bellamy. (2001). Stanwatkinsius, a new genus of Australian jewel beetles (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Agrilinae) with a key to known species. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 125 1-14.
2. Bellamy, C. L. (2013). "Genus Stanwatkinsius". A Checklist of World Buprestoidea. Retrieved 7 Sep 2021.

External links

• Stanwatkinsius. Atlas of Living Australia.