BuprestidaeMore Buprestidae Jewel Beetles Astraeus Calodema plebeia Castiarina Cyrioides Diadoxus Diphucrania Julodimorpha saundersii Melobasis Merimna atrata Metaxymorpha gloriosa Stigmodera Temognatha Torresita cuprifera

The genus Diadoxus (at time of writing 1 December 2023), have 3 listed species, belonging to the Jewel Beetles family Buprestidae.

Pictured here the species Diadoxus erythrurus, known as the Small Cypress Pine Jewel Beetle.

Small Cypress Jewel Beetle (Diadoxus erythrurus) laying eggs, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Small Cypress Jewel Beetle (belonging to the Jewel Beetles family Buprestidae.) laying eggs, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Small Cypress Jewel Beetle (Diadoxus erythrurus) laying eggs, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Small Cypress Jewel Beetle (Diadoxus erythrurus) laying eggs, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Hexapoda
  • Class: Insecta
  • Informal: Pterygotes
  • Order: Coleoptera
  • Suborder: Polyphaga
  • Superfamily: Buprestoidea
  • Family: Buprestidae
  • Subfamily: Buprestinae
  • Tribe: Epistomentini
  • Subtribe: Epistomentina
  • Genus: Diadoxus
  • Species: Diadoxus erythrurus

Footnote & References

  1. Marc Newman, Flickr
  2. Diadoxus erythrurus (White, 1846), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/106e394c-d4f9-4b77-8b92-0d241a883c00
  3. Diadoxus erythrurus, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/626491-Diadoxus-erythrurus
  4. Lang, P.J. ([Year]). ‘Buprestidae of South Australia’ website at http://syzygium.xyz/buprestidae/taxonomy.php

BuprestidaeMore Buprestidae Jewel Beetles Astraeus Calodema plebeia Castiarina Cyrioides Diadoxus Diphucrania Julodimorpha saundersii Melobasis Merimna atrata Metaxymorpha gloriosa Stigmodera Temognatha Torresita cuprifera

ColeopteraColeoptera Index Amarygmus sp Anoplognathus sp Aphanestes gymnopleura Buprestidae Carphurus Cerambycidae Coleoptera (Beetles) Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles) Curculionidae Dung Beetle Eretes australis Helea scaphiformis Hydrophilus Ladybirds (Beetles) Lepidiota Lucanidae Lycidae Neospades sp Omorgus Paropsine Beetle Paropsisterna sp Phorticosomus sp Protaetia fusca Pterohelaeus sp Rhipiceridae Scarabaeidae Xylophilostenus octophyllus

InsectsBees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera (True Bugs) Moths Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub