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Castiarina

{{short description|Genus of beetles}}

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|image=Castiarina bella NarbethongJan15.jpg|

|image_caption=Castiarina bella

|taxon=Castiarina

|authority=Gory & Laporte, 1838

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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).{{clarify|date=November 2018|reason=which species is meant by "tea tree"?}}

File:Castiarina australasiae Lysterfield Oct14.jpg]]

File:Castiarina bremei Narbethong 25Jan15.jpg; Narbethong, Vic]]

File:Castiarina bimaculata Mt Surprise.jpg; Mt Surprise, FNQ]]

File:Castiarina erythroptera2 Bunyip SP Dec14.jpg]]

File:Castiarina flava Big Desert Jan16.jpg; Big Desert]]

File:Castiarina garnettensis Mt Surprise Feb16 1.jpg; Mt Surprise' FNQ]]

File:Castiarina kerremansi Moondarra23Jan15.jpg]]

File:Castiarina punctatosulcata.jpg]]

File:Castiarina recta Big Desert Sept15.jpg; Big Desert, Vic]]

File:Castiarina simulata (Gory & Laporte, 1838).jpg]]

File:Castiarina_vegeta-3_Lerderderg_Gorge_Dec15.jpg]]

File:Castiarina victoriensis Nererim SouthNov14.jpg; Neerim Sth]]

File:Castiarina vittata Ltle Desert.jpg; Little Desert, Vic]]

Species

There are over 400 species of Castiarina in Australia. Castiarina includes the following species:{{cite web |url=https://cerambycids.com/Buprestidae/WorldCat/Genera/Castiarina.htm |title=Genus Castiarina |author=Bellamy, C. L. |date=2013 |work=A Checklist of World Buprestoidea |accessdate=7 Sep 2021}}

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Category:Buprestidae genera

Category:Taxa named by Hippolyte Louis Gory

Category:Taxa named by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau