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Myrmecia: Volume 60, Part 1 Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16
No abstract is available for this article.
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Issue Information Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16
No abstract is available for this article.
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A new cryptic species of Australian Glyptotermes (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae) discovered by effective use of morphological characteristics of primary reproductives Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Toshihisa Yashiro, Nathan Lo
Closely related species within termite genera often show extremely similar morphology, where morphological characteristics of soldiers alone or imagos (including alates and primary reproductives) alone are sometimes insufficient to establish new species. However, many original descriptions of termite species are based on soldier characteristics alone, because of the seasonal occurrence of alates and
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Revision of the Neotropical tribe Alvarengiini Frey, 1975 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Matheus Bento, Mary Liz Jameson, Paschoal Grossi, Claudio Ruy Vasconcelos da Fonseca
The leaf chafer tribe Alvarengiini Frey, a long‐neglected taxon that has been overlooked in the biodiversity literature from its inception, is revised for the first time. As a result of this research, the tribe is composed of two species in two genera distributed from Bahia, Brazil (in the north), to Paraná, Brazil (in the south), and Paraguay. Two synonyms are proposed: Alvarengius silphoides Frey
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Taxonomic revision of Eunanus Ohaus, 1909 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), with first records and two new species from Brazil Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 André da Silva Ferreira, Paschoal C. Grossi, Matthias Seidel
Eunanus Ohaus, 1909 has so far been known exclusively from Argentina and Paraguay, with only two described species: E. murinus Ohaus, 1909 and E. podtiaguini Gutiérrez, 1951. Here, the genus is revised and redefined, and two new species are described from Brazil: Eunanus kozlovi sp. nov., from Mato Grosso do Sul state, and Eunanus valmorbidai sp. nov., from Rio Grande do Sul state. Furthermore, Leucothyreus
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Another ghost of Gondwana—Progradungula barringtonensis Michalik & Smith, sp. nov., a new species of the relict spider genus Progradungula (Araneae: Gradungulidae) from a temperate rainforest in eastern Australia Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-03-16 Peter Michalik, Helen M. Smith, Graham Milledge, Danilo Harms
Odd‐clawed spiders (Gradungulinae), which are considered to be ‘living fossils’, are a faunal element of the mesic forests of eastern Australia and the South Island of New Zealand. To date, 16 species in seven genera are known, with most being highly endemic and hard to find, explaining their scarcity in collections worldwide. Particularly noteworthy is the Australian genus Progradungula that includes
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Assessing the sub-lethal impacts of insecticides on aphid parasitoids through laboratory-based studies Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Robert McDougall, Luis Mata, Samantha Ward, Ary Hoffmann, Paul A. Umina
Aphids are a major pest of cropping systems throughout the world. In most cases, crop aphids are controlled with broad-spectrum insecticides; although generally very effective at preventing yield loss, this approach risks non-target damage to beneficial organisms. In the last 20 years, a number of selective insecticides have become available to control aphids while minimising harm to other arthropods
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Manipulating larval rearing media to optimise mass production of the blow fly Calliphora vicina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2024-01-24 David F. Cook, Muhammad Shoaib Tufail, Elliot T. Howse, Sasha C. Voss
The oviparous blow fly Calliphora vicina has shown potential as a managed pollinator to support honeybee (Apis mellifera) usage in Australian horticulture. A series of three laboratory-based studies reared newly hatched larvae of C. vicina on meatmeal with varying amounts of either whole egg powder, whole eggs (including shells), bran flakes, brewer's yeast, fish paste or milk powder. The objective
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Issue Information Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-19
No abstract is available for this article.
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Phylogeography of the small grass yellow Eurema brigitta (Stoll, 1780) (Lepidoptera: Pieridae) unveils the existence of distinct taxa within the Palaeotropics Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Meenakshi Irungbam, Jatishwor Singh Irungbam, Michal Rindos, Jana Papp Maresova, Zdenek Faltynek Fric
Eurema brigitta (Stoll, 1780) is one of the few butterfly species distributed in most of the Old World tropics. In 2017, we documented its occurrence in Socotra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Now, we clarify the origin of this specimen and further describe a phylogeographic pattern of this species by comparing Afrotropical, Malagasy and Oriental-Australian populations using the mitochondrial cytochrome
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A revision of the Australian endemic genus Labroma Sharp, 1873 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-19 Chris A. M. Reid, Natalie A. Tees
The Australian endemic dung beetle Labroma Sharp, 1873 is redescribed and revised. Five species are recognised, two new: L. horrens Sharp, 1873, L. monteithi sp. nov., L. toonumbar sp. nov., L. tuberculata (Waterhouse, 1874) and L. umbratilis Matthews, 1974. The genus, hitherto only known from southwest Western Australia, is newly recorded from New South Wales. Systematics of the genus and conservation
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Molecular diagnostics of insecticide resistance in Australian Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae) quarantine intercepts Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-13 Yizhou Chen, Duong T. Nguyen, Grant A. Herron
Australian ports are continuously exposed to exotic and invasive mite and insect species associated with imported fresh produce. Much effort is focused on preventing the exotic species from entering Australia by product fumigation or destruction in a timely manner. However, quarantine intercepts of invasive species may contain unwanted resistance to pesticides or carry viruses that can undermine Australian
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Fruit production in coffee (Coffea arabica L.) crops is enhanced by the behaviour of wild bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Denisse Escobar-González, Patricia Landaverde-González, Quebin Bosbely Casiá-Ajché, Javier Morales-Siná, Edson Cardona, Alfredo Mejía-Coroy, Eunice Enríquez
Changes in floral visitors' diversity and community composition have been reported to affect coffee production, which optimal growing conditions are cool to warm tropical climates found in the coffee belt. However, few studies have focused on understanding how insects' foraging behaviour (e.g., contact with floral reproductive organs) relates with coffee production. Thus, it is important to consider
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Correction to ‘Characterising the herbivore community and its impact on Sonchus oleraceus (Asterales: Asteraceae) in its invaded range in Australia’ Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-11-06
Ollivier, M., Labouyrie, M., Raghu, S., Tavoillot, J., Tixier, M.-S. & Lesieur, V. (2023) Characterising the herbivore community and its impact on Sonchus oleraceus (Asterales: Asteraceae) in its invaded range in Australia. Austral Entomology, 62(2), 220–234. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12640 In Table 2, Table S2, and the first paragraph of the section ‘S. oleraceus: a reservoir for
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Mitochondrial phylogenomics of the Australian scribbly gum moth Ogmograptis (Lepidoptera: Bucculatricidae) and an examination of deep-level relationships within Lepidoptera Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-19 Stephen L. Cameron
Larval feeding by the moth genus Ogmograptis (Bucculatricidae: Lepidoptera) creates one of the most iconic features of the Australian bush—the ‘scribbles’ found on smooth-barked Eucalyptus. The taxonomic history of Ogmograptis has been challenging, with members of the genus being initially described in four different genera representing three different superfamilies. While prior phylogenetic analysis
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Is ‘pupae busting’ or destroying overwintering pupae of Helicoverpa spp. (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) still relevant today in Australian Bt cotton? Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-12 Mary E. A. Whitehouse, Colin R. Tann, Michael V. Braunack
Transgenic Bt cotton was developed to control lepidopteran pests like the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. However, there was concern that H. armigera would develop resistance to Bt cotton as this species had developed resistance to many insecticides and Bt toxins. To counter resistance, the cotton industry developed a resistance management plan (RMP) that included techniques to block resistant
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Assessing the diversity of Australian tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) using DNA barcoding and iterative species delimitation Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-10-01 Ethan J. Briggs, Renan C. Santana, Robert J. Raven, Lyn G. Cook
Tarantulas (Araneae: Theraphosidae) are one of the most diverse and widespread families of mygalomorph spiders, with over 1000 species recognised globally. While tarantulas can be found across most of mainland Australia, from arid regions to tropical forests, the Australian fauna are not yet well characterised. There are currently only 10 nominal species, up to 8 of which are currently recognised as
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Oviposition by the oriental fruit fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae), on five citrus types in a laboratory Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-29 Charmaine D. Theron, Zanthé Kotzé, Aruna Manrakhan, Christopher W. Weldon
Frugivorous insects use visual, chemical and tactile cues to find a suitable host for oviposition. However, these cues can vary greatly among fruit cultivars and condition, changing their susceptibility to fruit fly oviposition. The aims of this study were to (1) determine the effects of ripeness stage and damage on oviposition propensity by sexually mature, mated female oriental fruit flies, Bactrocera
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Female–female aggression in Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the influence of fruit quality on combat intensity Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-09-24 Bianca J. Kay, Anthony R. Clarke
Frugivorous tephritid (Diptera: Tephritidae) females compete over access to fruit for oviposition through aggressive interactions. These aggressive displays are for oviposition site maintenance to reduce the probability of subsequent larval competition. While female aggressive behaviours have been described for several frugivorous tephritid species, studies quantifying behavioural frequencies and sequences
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Myrmecia: Volume 59, Part 3 Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-14
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Issue Information Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-14
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Phylogenetic placement and description of Ngaliadessus humphreysi gen. et sp. nov., Watts & Villastrigo (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), a subterranean diving beetle from the Ngalia Basin in central Australia Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Christopher H. S. Watts, Adrián Villastrigo, Barbara L. Langille, Danielle N. Stringer, Tessa M. Bradford, William F. Humphreys, Andrew D. Austin, Michael Balke, Steven J. B. Cooper
The largest diversity in the world of subterranean diving beetles (Dytiscidae) has been discovered in underground waters of the Australian arid zone. The majority of species are from the Dytiscidae genera Limbodessus Guignot, 1939 (Bidessini) and Paroster Sharp, 1882 (Hydroporini) and are distributed within two major regions: calcrete islands of central Western Australia and the Ngalia Basin of the
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Description of a new genus and species of Euptychiina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Eduardo P. Barbosa, Ricardo R. Siewert, Mario A. Marín, Patrícia A. Machado, Isabela F. Oliveira, José A. C. Filho, André V. L. Freitas
A new monotypic genus in the ‘Archeuptychia clade’ Xikrin Barbosa, Freitas, Siewert & Marín gen. nov. (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Euptychiina) is described to accommodate a new species, Xikrin ueharapradoi Freitas & Barbosa gen. et sp. nov., in the highly diverse Satyrinae subtribe Euptychiina, based mainly on molecular data. To date, this species is known only from the region of Carajás, in the eastern
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Dolichostylus gen. nov., a new Amazonian genus of portanine leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with two new species Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-14 Jádila Santos Prando, Clayton Corrêa Gonçalves, Christopher H. Dietrich, Daniela Maeda Takiya
Dolichostylus gen. nov., a new genus of Portanini, is described, and illustrated, based on two new species: Dolichostylus amazonicus gen. et sp. nov. from Brazil and Ecuador and Dolichostylus zahniseri gen. et sp. nov. from Ecuador. The new genus differs from other portanine genera in having the crown short and rounded, forewing without m-cu2 vein, connective H-shaped, style very long and slender,
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Current and future potential geographical distribution of Bactericera cockerelli: an invasive pest of increasing global importance Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-08-09 Nimali I. Suwandharathne, Gregory I. Holwell, Gonzalo A. Avila
Due to ongoing climate change and the spread of invasive pests, understanding and predicting climatic suitability for invasive insect species has shown growing demand from government and industry biosecurity managers. The invasive pest Bactericera cockerelli, (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae), commonly known as tomato potato psyllid (TPP), is native to North America and has recently invaded Australasia
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Ecology and host manipulation by an egg-larva parasitoid of Chrysodeixis includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Daniel V. C. Neves, Renata R. Pereira, Julia N. D. Campos, Rodrigo S. Ramos, Paulo A. S. Junior, Daiane G. Carmo, Marcelo C. Picanço
Parasitoids are among the main natural enemies of crop pests. Copidosoma truncatellum (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is a parasitoid of Chrysodeixis includens (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Plusiinae), which is an important pest of soybean, bean, cotton, sunflower, tomato and potato. Copidosoma are parasitoids of lepidopteran egg-larva, especially those of the subfamily Plusiinae. The embryonic development
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Untangling the web: dynamics of Australia's online terrestrial invertebrate trade Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-22 Charlotte R. Lassaline, Oliver C. Stringham, Stephanie Moncayo, Adam Toomes, Phillip Cassey
The trade and keeping of exotic pets has serious implications for both biosecurity and biodiversity conservation. In Australia, the online trade of live invertebrates is an understudied and unregulated issue, with almost non-existent monitoring. It is uncertain what species are being traded, whether they are being identified correctly, and how they are being sourced (i.e., captive bred or wild harvested
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Toward optimising reproductive output of Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae) for commercial mass rearing systems Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Annick Upchurch, Cameron J. Spurr, Stephen R. Quarrell, Raylea M. Rowbottom, Geoff R. Allen
Developing mass rearing systems for the drone fly, Eristalis tenax, is a crucial step toward its use as a complementary commercial pollinator. To meet the timing of commercial needs for E. tenax, there is significant value to both predicting and managing reproductive output and development within the rearing protocol. To help achieve this, our study focuses on the laboratory manipulation of adult mating
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Development of microsatellite markers and genetic diversity of the velvetbean caterpillar Anticarsia gemmatalis (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Mariana M. Neiva, Sara M. de Godoy, Daniele C. Feliciano, João F. Marques Silva, Eliseu Binneck, Renata da Rosa, María G. Murúa, Alexandre Specht, Daniel R. Sosa-Gómez
The velvetbean caterpillar Anticarsia gemmatalis (VBC) is widely distributed in the Americas and causes severe damage to soybean foliage. This insect presents high ecological plasticity, a feature that is of great importance to understand its genetic diversity and potential gene flow to assist in resistance management strategies. With this objective, we developed microsatellite markers for VBC and
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A review of the biology of the pincer wasps (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-06-13 Eduardo G. Virla, Gustavo Moya-Raygoza, Adalgisa Guglielmino
Because of their frequency, abundance, and unique morphological and biological traits, the Dryinidae (pincer wasps) are among the most important parasitoids of nymphs and adults of Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha. This contribution offers a summary of the knowledge about the main biological characteristics of the Dryinidae gained over more than 130 years. Among other topics, the information provided covers
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Myrmecia: Volume 59, Part 2 Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-23
No abstract is available for this article.
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Issue Information Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-23
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Description of Euchre gen. nov., a new Coccidulini genus (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) from the Euchre Valley in Australia Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Karol Szawaryn
Australia is inhabited by a very rich and mostly endemic fauna of ladybird beetles (Coccinellidae), with a relatively high proportion of taxa belonging to the tribe Coccidulini. Australian Coccidulini are grouped in 15 genera, of which 11 are endemic. Here, a new distinctive Australian Coccidulini genus and species is described—Euchre australis gen. et sp. nov., which is characterised by compact antennal
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Revision of the Gondwanan genus Chilepyris Evans, 1964 (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Wesley D. Colombo, Celso O. Azevedo
The Gondwanan genus Chilepyris Evans, 1964 (Scleroderminae) is studied and revised. A new species from Oceanian region (New Caledonia) is described and illustrated, Chilepyris kanak sp. nov., and compared with the other two species of this genus, C. herbsti Evans, 1964 from Chile and C. platythelys Sorg & Walker, 1989 from New Zealand, based on an integrative taxonomic approach, combining morphological
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Four species in one: taxonomic revision of the Eirmocides helenita (Semper, 1879) complex (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae) from Australia and New Guinea Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-23 Michael F. Braby, Chris Müller, Marianne Espeland
Taxonomic investigations of the Eirmocides helenita (Semper, 1879) complex from north-eastern Australia and mainland New Guinea based on adult morphology (male genitalia and wing colour pattern elements), together with a phylogenetic hypothesis of the genus (18 or 69% of the recognised species) based on molecular data (1 mitochondrial and 12 nuclear genes), and examination of type material, indicate
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Circadian and seasonal flight activity differences between the sexes of the biocontrol agent Eadya daenerys (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) and the impact of host size on adult emergence Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-05-07 Rebekah Smart, Stephen R. Quarrell, Ross Corkrey, Toni M. Withers, Andrew R. Pugh, Dean Satchell, Geoff R. Allen
Since its accidental introduction into New Zealand in 1916, the invasive eucalypt leaf beetle Paropsis charybdis remains a pest of economic significance to Eucalyptus forestry. For this reason, the braconid parasitoid Eadya daenerys has been approved for release as a classical biological control agent. To aid in field monitoring using hand netting of biocontrol releases and laboratory rearing protocols
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Characterising the herbivore community and its impact on Sonchus oleraceus (Asterales: Asteraceae) in its invaded range in Australia Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-21 Mélodie Ollivier, Maëva Labouyrie, Sathyamurthy Raghu, Johannes Tavoillot, Marie-Stéphane Tixier, Vincent Lesieur
Sonchus oleraceus is an annual species native to Eurasia and Northern Africa that has become a major weed of cultivated fields and ruderal areas in Australia. Populations are difficult to manage in cropping systems because of the development of resistance to common herbicides. Biological control is being investigated as an additional tactic for managing the weed. A literature review was conducted to
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Myrmecia: Volume 59, Part 1 Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-12
No abstract is available for this article.
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Issue Information Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-12
No abstract is available for this article.
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Review of the Australian butterfly genus Cyprotides Tite, 1963 (Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae), with descriptions of three new taxa Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-12 Michael F. Braby
Taxonomic review of the monotypic Australian endemic lycaenid genus Cyprotides Tite, 1963, based on comparative evidence of adult and juvenile morphology and biology, indicates that it comprises three allopatric and ecologically distinct species: C. pallescens Tite, 1963 stat. rev., C. cyprotus (Olliff, 1886) and C. maculosus sp. nov. Cyprotides cyprotus is considered to comprise three subspecies:
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Revision of Nothepyris Evans, 1973 (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae), with description of four new species Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-12 Wesley D. Colombo, Celso O. Azevedo
Nothepyris Evans, 1973 is revised. Six species are recognised, two being previously described species, Nothepyris brasiliensis Evans, 1973 and Nothepyris pretiosus Colombo & Azevedo, 2019, and four species described and illustrated as new, Nothepyris beedrill sp. nov., Nothepyris combee sp. nov., Nothepyris durant sp. nov. and Nothepyris vespiquen sp. nov. The species Nothepyris sulcatus (Azevedo,
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A trunk-nesting form of the processionary caterpillar Ochrogaster lunifer (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae) restricted to a single host species Corymbia tessellaris (Myrtaceae), with some comparisons to the ground-nesting form Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-12 Lynda E. Perkins, Mizuki Uemura, Myron P. Zalucki
The Bag-shelter moth Ochrogaster lunifer (Lepidoptera: Notodontidae: Thaumetopoeinae) is an endemic species of medical and veterinary importance that occurs throughout Australia. The gregarious species is variable with four phylogenetic clades recently identified. One clade comprises trunk-nesters restricted to one host: the Moreton Bay Ash, Corymbia tessellaris (Myrtaceae). Here, we describe aspects
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Molecular identification of Cerodontha australis (Diptera: Agromyzidae) and its associated pupal endoparasitoids (Hymenoptera) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-12 Joanne G. Jensen, Nicola K. Richards, Disna N. Gunawardana, Dongmei Li
The wheat sheath miner, Cerodontha australis, is widespread and abundant in New Zealand and also occurs in eastern Australia. Adult and larval C. australis feed on cereals and grasses, including the economically important perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne. There is little literature about C. australis, and much of the early work may relate to other species due to its initial misidentification. Morphology-based
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Confirming the identity of the Hypogeococcus species (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) associated with Harrisia martinii (Labour.) Britton (Cactaceae) in Australia: implications for biological control Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-03 Angela E. Ezeh, James P. Hereward, Michael D. Day, Tamara Taylor, Michael J. Furlong
Determining the identity of potential control agents is critical to successful biological control and can contribute to our understanding of the failures of previous introductions, especially in cases where host-associated cryptic species may be present. In 1975, a mealybug was introduced into Australia from Argentina for the classical biological control of the invasive cactus Harrisia martinii (Cactaceae)
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Demography, passive surveillance and potential habitat modelling of an Australian giant trapdoor spider (Idiopidae: Euoplos grandis) from the Queensland Brigalow Belt: half a decade of population monitoring for conservation outcomes Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-04-02 Michael G. Rix, Jeremy D. Wilson, Melinda J. Laidlaw, Mark S. Harvey, Alan G. Rix, David C. Rix
‘Slow science’ approaches to generating authoritative longitudinal datasets for long-term monitoring are fundamental to conservation biology. Following reports of significant arthropod declines worldwide, and recent climate-driven disasters such as the devastating ‘Black Summer’ bushfires of 2019–2020, there has been a renewed focus on invertebrate conservation in Australia and further calls for informative
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Biological control of weeds in Australia: the last 120 years Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 J. M. Cullen, W. A. Palmer, A. W. Sheppard
The development of the field of biological control of weeds in Australia is described, from the first attempts in 1903 to the present day. The interest sparked by the obvious success of prickly pear program, apparent from 1930 to 1935, resulted in several programs during the next 20 years, followed by a decline in activity until the 1970s when activity increased enormously following the success of
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Under the sun or stars: how a dune ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) community is shaped along the day and night Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-03-14 Pedro Henrique Guimarães, Tathiana Guerra Sobrinho, Maykon Passos Cristiano, Danon Clemes Cardoso
Atlantic Forest (AF) is a threatened megadiverse biome distributed from north to south along the ocean of South America and is considered a hotspot of biodiversity. Currently, over 3000 ant taxa are known to occur in AF ecosystems, and many more are expected but may never be acknowledged. The patterns and processes structuring AF ant communities are not well known, urging such studies. Temperature
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Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) of the Brazilian semiarid: dynamic interactions with biotic and abiotic factors Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-20 Cássio L. Silva-Inacio, Maria de Fátima Freire de Melo Ximenes
Mosquitoes are found worldwide; in Brazil, 530 species are distributed across all its biomes. Understanding of the biodiversity of the Caatinga biome remains incomplete, especially for Culicidae. We carried out a sampling of immature and adult mosquitoes in aquatic habitats and using Shannon traps in a seasonally dry tropical forest, in the semiarid of Rio Grande do Norte. A total of 1747 immatures
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Review of the chemical ecology of homoterpenes in arthropod–plant interactions Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-02-02 Geoff M. Gurr, Jian Liu, John A. Pickett, Philip C. Stevenson
The homoterpenes 4,8-dimethyl-1,3,7-nonatriene (DMNT) and 4,8,12-trimethyl-1,3,7,11-tridecatetraene (TMTT) are volatile products of plant metabolism reported from diverse plant taxa and multiple plant tissues. As such, they have a range of potential ecological functions. Here, we review the key literature to assess evidence for roles in contrasting plant–arthropod interactions. TMTT, and DMNT especially
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Forecasting the potential distribution of invasive leafminer pests, Liriomyza spp. (Diptera: Agromyzidae), and their natural enemies Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-29 James L. Maino, Elia I. Pirtle, Virgile Baudrot, Peter M. Ridland, Paul A. Umina
Three species of polyphagous Liriomyza leafminers (Diptera: Agromyzidae), Liriomyza huidobrensis, L. sativae, and L. trifolii, are internationally significant pests of vegetable and nursery crops that have each been recently detected on the Australian mainland. Due to the early stages of these invasions in Australia, it is unclear how climatic conditions are likely to support and potentially restrict
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Comparative performance of a multi-locus barcoding approach to enhance taxonomic resolution of New Zealand mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-21 Jieyun Wu, Dongmei Li, Ben Boyd, Rebijith K. Balan, Sherly George, Lora Peacock, Chandan Pal
Mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) pose a serious threat to human health globally and the accurate identification of mosquito species is fundamental to entomological diagnostics and surveillance implementing effective vector control and management. However, cryptic species complexes, incomplete or damaged specimens, and juvenile life stages complicates the task. Molecular characterisation has shown the
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Developing a database of Australian grasshopper occurrences from historic field survey notebooks spanning 54 years (Orthoptera: Acrididae, Morabidae, Pyrgomorphidae, Tetrigidae) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-14 Md Anwar Hossain, José J. Lahoz-Monfort, Michael R. Kearney
The baseline distribution data for all species of a given group in a region can provide fundamental insights into biogeographic questions about historic patterns of species richness, population trends and extinction. Grasshoppers are one major group of insects for which a continent-wide perspective on their geographic distribution can be obtained. This is because they were extensively surveyed in Australia
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Resistance to pyrethroids in Anopheles gambiae s.l. from the Kilombero Valley, Tanzania: synergists, oxidases and susceptibility to malaria parasites (Plasmodium falciparum) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2023-01-14 Rajabu M. Sued, Kija Ng'habi, Winifrida Kidima, Anitha Philbert
Vector resistance to insecticides, particularly pyrethroids, is an impediment to malaria control. However, the effects of metabolic insecticide resistance mechanisms on Plasmodium falciparum infection in mosquitoes remain poorly understood. We used the synergist, piperonyl butoxide (PBO) to demonstrate a major role for oxidases in pyrethroid-resistant, blood fed, wild-caught An. gambiae s.l., from
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Filicicapsus smaragdus gen. et sp. nov. (Heteroptera: Miridae), a new plant bug genus and species from New Guinea Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Darya S. Bolshakova, Fedor V. Konstantinov
Filicicapsus smaragdus gen. et sp. nov. (Orthotylinae) is described from the Biak Island, Papua Province of Indonesia. The position of the new taxon has been tested using Bayesian and IQ-TREE analyses based on the sequences of four fragments of mitochondrial (COI, 16S) and nuclear (18S, 28S) DNA. The taxonomic position of the new genus within the Zanchius genus group is discussed. Also provided are
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Myrmecia: Volume 58, Part 4 Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-12-08
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Issue Information Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-12-08
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First record of parasitism in soldier flies by tachinids: Lixophaga stratiophaga Gudin, sp. nov. (Diptera: Tachinidae), reared from Ptecticus testaceus (Fabricius) (Diptera: Stratiomyidae) in Amazon rainforest and updated catalogue of dipteran hosts of Tachinidae Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Filipe Macedo Gudin, Matheus Mickael Mota Soares, Daniell Rodrigo Rodrigues Fernandes, José Albertino Rafael
Although tachinids parasitise a wide variety of insects, two-winged flies are not commonly recorded as hosts. Of the host records from Diptera, most are from larvae of Tabanidae and Tipulidae, with a few occasional records in other families. We present here the first record of parasitism in soldier flies by tachinids and the first record of a dipteran host in the Neotropical Region. Lixophaga stratiophaga
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A unique robber fly species and genus of Asilinae from Argentina (Diptera: Asilidae) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Alexssandro Camargo, Rodrigo Vieira, Eric Fisher
Apulvillasilus gen. nov. is proposed as a new monotypic Asilinae genus from Argentina, based on Apulvillasilus boharti sp. nov. The new genus is separated from other Asilinae genera mainly by the absence of empodia and pulvilli. Its placement in the Myaptex group is proposed. Description, diagnosis, images of the habitus, male and female terminalia, a distribution map, and an updated key for the genera
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Enigma moth parasitoid: a new Australian cyclostome genus and species, Ovaustra aurantia Tetley, Glatz & Fagan Jeffries, gen. et sp. nov. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) from Kangaroo Island Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Richard V. Glatz, Erinn P. Fagan-Jeffries, Shannon P. Tetley, Andrew D. Austin
Ovaustra aurantia Tetley, Glatz & Fagan-Jeffries, gen. et sp. nov. (Mesostoinae) is described from Kangaroo Island. South Australia, Australia, and is a solitary, koinobiont, egg-larval parasitoid of the enigma moth, Aenigmatinea glatzella Kristensen & Edwards, 2015, in the monotypic family Aenigmatineidae Kristensen & Edwards, 2015 (Lepidoptera). Female parasitoids oviposit into the eggs of A. glatzella
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A new species of Collartida Villiers from the Solomon Islands (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) Aust. Entomol. (IF 1.6) Pub Date : 2022-12-08 Leonidas-Romanos Davranoglou, Petr Baňař, Igor Malenovský, Petr Kment
In the present study, Collartida eowilsoni sp. nov. is described from Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands), which extends the distribution of the genus and the tribe Collartidini as a whole to the Oceanian biogeographic realm. The highly aberrant morphology of the new species required a reassessment of the diagnostic characters and generic limits of Collartida. To evaluate the systematic position of C. eowilsoni