Paropsisterna sp. (genus)

A leaf beetle at Black Range, NSW

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Identification history

	Paropsisterna sp. (genus)	19 Apr 2023	KimberiRP
	CHRYSOMELIDAE (family)	13 Nov 2020	StephH

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I think this is a paropsisterna species. Looks like octosignata but it only has six spots not eight, so maybe sexosignata? About 11mm long.

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martinl wrote:

29 Aug 2024

P sexpustulata (Marsham, 1808) has bright spots. P. rufobrunnea (Blackburn 1898) is brown without any spots whatsoever. These have identical shape and genitalia and are possibly the same species. However populations are quite distinct. Sexpustulata never occus into Victoria and rufobrunnea is scarce in NSW, although a few near ACT. There are several records of this lightly spotted species, with varying degrees of brightness, impossible to place in one or the other. A dissection will fail to make a determination, since genitalia are identical anyway. If they are synonymized, which I doubt, since they look so different, P. sexpustulata will be the senior synonym, and the true name. The lightly spotted form occurs in Victoria here. https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/110088578 .
NSW here https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/148493686

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Location information

Coordinates 149.849581 -36.731322
Places Black Range, NSW

Sighting information

1 Abundance
11 Nov 2020 11:00 AM Recorded on
StephH Recorded by
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Insects Beetles (Coleoptera) Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae) StephH South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Paropsisterna sp. (genus) Scientific name
A leaf beetle Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1782.97m Recorded at altitude
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