Rhytiphora diva ( Thomson, 1860 )

Ashman, Lauren G., Keyzer, Roger De & S ́ Lipińsk, Adam, 2023, The Australian genus Rhytiphora (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Lamiinae) with a revision of the Rhytiphora collaris group, Zootaxa 5312 (1), pp. 1-62 : 39

Rhytiphora diva ( Thomson, 1860)

Zygrita diva Thomson, 1860: 69 . TL: “ New Holland ” (syntype in MNHN, examined here; elytra with one pair black spots)

Zygrita nigrozonata Thomson, 1860: 70 . TL: “ New Holland ” (syntype in MNHN, examined here; elytra with three pairs black spots)

Zygrita diva apicalis Aurivillius, 1917: 42 . TL: Kimberley , Western Australia (holotype in NRM, not examined; elytra with one pair large black spots)

Zygrita diva nigripennis Breuning, 1948: 2 . TL: Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (holotype in BMNH, not examined; elytra entirely black)

Zygrita diva papuana Breuning, 1955: 70 . TL: “Moroko”, Papua New Guinea (holotype in MNHN, examined here; elytra half black)

Zygrita diva uniformis Breuning, 1963b: 13 . TL: “ Australia ” (holotype in BMNH, not examined; elytra with no black spots)

Moved to Rhytiphora diva : Ślipiński & Escalona, 2013: 203

Distribution: Australia: WA, NT, QLD, NSW; Papua New Guinea

Host plants: Cenchrus sp. ; Cirsium vulgare ? (“black thistle”); Crotalaria sp. ; Glycine max ; Leptospermum sp. ; Medicago sativa ; Mimosa pigra ; Senna obtusifolia ; Sesbania sp. (ANIC specimen data; Duffy 1963; Paul Hutchinson pers. obs.; Webb 1987)