Temognatha affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Buprestidae
Genus: Temognatha
Species:
T. affinis
Binomial name
Temognatha affinis
(Saunders, 1868)
Synonyms[1]

Stigmodera affinis Saunders

Temognatha affinis is a jewel beetle[2] in the family Buprestidae, found in New South Wales.[1] It was first described in 1868 by Edward Saunders as Stigmodera affinis.[3][4]

The adults are diurnal, and eat flowers.[1] The larvae are wood-borers.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Australian Faunal Directory: Themognatha affinis". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  2. โ†‘ "Temognatha affinis (Saunders 1868) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. โ†‘ "Temognatha affinis (Saunders, 1868)".
  4. โ†‘ Edwrd Saunders, Esq. (1868). "Descriptions of fifty new species of the genus Stigmodera". Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology. 9: 460-483 [461]. ISSN 0368-2935. Wikidata Q109899779.


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