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Comparing the attractiveness of banana and peanut butter lures for monitoring wētāpunga (Deinacrida heteracantha, White) (Orthoptera: Anostostomatidae) populations N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-18 Yasmin Singh, Aaron M. T. Harmer, Anne E. Wignall
Non-lethal monitoring of insects for conservation purposes can benefit from an effective lure. The use of food-based lures for monitoring is limited as they tend to attract non-target species in ad...
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A new species of intertidal spider Paratheuma (Dictynidae, Araneae) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 James William Berry
This is the description of a new species of intertidal spider Paratheuma (Dictynidae, Araneae) based on a holotype from the North Island of New Zealand.LSID urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:B22EA9A2-B7DC-4...
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Does brood size in field populations of Microctonus aethiopoides Loan vary with host availability? N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-08 P.J. Gerard, J.M. Kean, C.A. Cameron
The release of a gregarious parasitoid as a biological control agent in a relatively simple grassland ecosystem provides a rare opportunity to observe the outcomes of parasitoid density dependent o...
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Potential for biocontrol of Silybum marianum (variegated thistle): 2. Literature search and prioritisation of biocontrol agents N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Michael Cripps
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner (variegated thistle, milk thistle) is one of the worst weeds of hill country pasture in the east coast regions of New Zealand. A recent field survey in New Zealand fo...
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Potential for biocontrol of Silybum marianum (variegated thistle): 1. Survey of natural enemies in New Zealand N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2024-02-01 Michael Cripps, Jonty Mills
Silybum marianum (L.) Gaertner (variegated thistle, milk thistle) is one of the worst weeds of hill country pasture in the east coast regions of New Zealand. As part of an initial investigation int...
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Comparisons of body size for native and exotic Hymenoptera established in New Zealand N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-02 Stella R. McDonald, Darren F. Ward
Body size is a fundamental component of morphology, related to many physiological and ecological traits, and is influenced by a variety of biotic and abiotic factors. Body size may also have a role...
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Beverley Anne Holloway (25 October 1931–11 May 2023) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-02 Luna Grey, Rich Leschen, Samuel D.J. Brown, Trevor K. Crosby
Published in New Zealand Entomologist (Vol. 46, No. 1-2, 2023)
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DNA Barcodes for thrips species and development of multiplex real-time PCR assay for Frankliniella occidentalis Pergande, Frankliniella panamensis Hood, Thrips palmi Karny and Thrips tabaci Lindeman (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-12-02 D. Li, A. Sooda, DN. Gunawardana, A. Thomas, Y. Chen, L. Kumarasinghe
Thrips (Order Thysanoptera) species are agriculturally important pests and vectors of plant disease. These tiny insects are commonly found in all life stages on imported commodities at the New Zeal...
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No barrier to fertilisation when different sexual populations of the mānuka stick insect are crossed N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2023-07-09 M. Morgan-Richards
The mānuka stick insect Clitarchus hookeri (White) is facultatively parthenogenetic, but females from sexual populations that have mated with males from their own population do not produce any offs...
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Review of control options for elm leaf beetle, Xanthogaleruca luteola Müller, with a focus on Australia N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2022-12-16 Bernard C. Dominiak, Jenene Kidston
ABSTRACT Elm leaf beetle (ELB) is a comparatively new invader in south-eastern Australia. ELB can cause considerable defoliation and adversely impact tree health. Here, we conducted a literature review and found a range of control measures. We found two main biological control insects, Oomyzus gallerucae and Erynniopsis antennata, but they rarely adequately control ELB populations or prevent considerable
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Observations on the biology of the Flores weevil, Floresianus sordidus Hustache in northern New Zealand N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2022-12-07 P. J. Gerard, D. J. Wilson, J. J. Dymock
ABSTRACT Flores weevil (Floresianus sordidus Hustache, 1939 (Coleoptera, Curculionidae)) is now common in northern areas of the North Island of New Zealand. Historic records and new field data were investigated to learn more of the biology, seasonality, and likely pest status of the weevil. Laboratory studies were undertaken on its feeding preferences and the impact of host plant on oviposition and
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Beetle (Coleoptera) communities inside and outside the pest-resistant fencing of a New Zealand ecosanctuary N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2022-09-22 Jessica Pei Ling Chen, Katharine J. M. Dickinson, Barbara I. P. Barratt, Jennifer M. Jandt
ABSTRACT The ecological impacts of invasive mammals are widely documented around the world. In New Zealand, fencing designed to exclude non-native mammals is used for conservation and restoration efforts. The Orokonui Ecosanctuary is a 307-hectare coastal Otago reserve (Dunedin, New Zealand) that is surrounded by mammal-exclusion fencing. The goal of the present study was to investigate how excluding
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Dr Barry James Donovan N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2022-08-25 Ron van Toor, David Pattemore, Brad Howlett, Sam Read, John Marris
Published in New Zealand Entomologist (Vol. 45, No. 1-2, 2022)
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Obituary: Donald Sherwood Horning N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2022-08-10 Ricardo L. Palma, Paul M. Sagar
Published in New Zealand Entomologist (Vol. 45, No. 1-2, 2022)
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A new species of Mycodiplosis gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) feeding on myrtle rust Austropuccinia psidii N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2022-06-22 Peter Kolesik, Roanne Sutherland, Kristin Gillard, Belinda Gresham, Toni M. Withers
ABSTRACT Larvae of an undescribed gall midge were found feeding on the rust fungus Austropuccinia psidii that was infecting leaves of trees Lophomyrtus bullata, Lophomyrtus obcordata and Syzygium jambos (all Myrtaceae) in New Zealand. The new species belongs to a cosmopolitan, rust- and mildew-feeding genus Mycodiplosis (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae). The description of Mycodiplosis constricta sp. nov. includes
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A pinhead millipede astray: a new polyzoniidan millipede from New Zealand in Great Britain and the genus Siphonethus Chamberlin, 1920 in New Zealand (Polyzoniida: Siphonotidae) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2022-05-25 Leif Moritz, Steve J. Gregory, Thomas Wesener
ABSTRACT Millipedes are slow-moving soil organisms, which do not easily disperse to new habitats. However, species can be transported by humans across large distances and be found in anthropogenic habitats like botanical gardens and glasshouses. Thus, several millipede species have been introduced from around the world to Europe. Here we describe three new species of pinhead millipedes (Polyzoniida):
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Distribution and population trends of two New Zealand endemic aphids (Hemiptera, Aphididae, Aphidinae) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2022-05-12 D. A. J. Teulon
ABSTRACT Visual observations for colonies of Aphis healyi Cottier on Carmichaelia odorata Benth. bushes and Schizaphis sp. indet. on Aciphylla aurea W.R.B. Oliv. shrubs were made over several seasons at usually 4- to 8-week intervals (but seldom over winter) at two South Island, New Zealand sites (420 and 880 m above sea level, respectively). The presence of aphid parasitoid mummies was also noted
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Gut microbial communities and pathogens infection in New Zealand bumble bees (Bombus terrestris, Linnaeus, 1758) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2022-03-25 Antoine Felden, James W. Baty, Philip J. Lester
ABSTRACT The gut microbiome is an important component of bee health. Previous research around the globe indicated that bee gut microbiome can be affected by the presence of pathogens. We surveyed for the presence of three specific pathogens in populations of the buff-tailed bumble bee, Bombus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1758), across New Zealand. The pathogen Crithidia bombi was the most prevalent and widespread
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True bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) associated with dead wood in exotic Pinus radiata plantations in New Zealand N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-09-11 C. Damken, A. Sky, R. M. Turner, S. M. Pawson
ABSTRACT This paper reports the true bugs (Heteroptera) collected during a large-scale study of saproxylic insects in exotic pine plantations in New Zealand, reared from Pinus radiata dead wood in the central North Island in 2009–2010. Although only seven species were collected in total, the observations of two flightless flat bug (Aradidae) species indicate that exotic pine forests may provide alternative
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Empidadelpha pokekeao (Diptera: Empididae): a new species from New Zealand N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-08-11 D. Steven Kerr, James M. H. Tweed
ABSTRACT Empidadelpha pokekeao sp. nov. (Empididae: Empidinae) is described from male specimens collected in native forest at Sullivan’s Dam, Dunedin, New Zealand and in snow tussock at Macraes Flat, New Zealand. The species is distinguished from other species of Empidadelpha by the colouration of the body and legs, the remarkable length of the male antenna, and the distinctively darkened wings with
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Revision of the endemic Chalcolampra speculifera Sharp, 1882 group (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Carl W. Wardhaugh, Richard A. B. Leschen
ABSTRACT The subalpine Chalcolampra speculifera Sharp, 1882 group of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) is revised to include the fully winged Chalcolampra speculifera Sharp, which is redescribed, and two new brachypterous species, C. apicula sp. nov. and C. lyriformis sp. nov.. A key to the species is provided. These Chalcolampra Blanchard, 1853 species are distinguished from other New Zealand
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A revision of the New Zealand Tyrini (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Pselaphinae), with the description of two new genera and five new species N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-08-23 Peter Hlaváč
ABSTRACT Four Tyrini genera occurring in New Zealand are revised: Agatyrus Broun T. 1917. Descriptions of new genera and species of Coleoptera (Part V). New Zealand Institute, Bulletin No. 1, pp. 347–474. John Mackay, Wellington, Gerallus Sharp, 1874, Plesiotyrus Broun, 1914 and Zeatyrus Sharp, 1881. Two new genera, Hamotyrus gen. nov. and Plesiotyrinus gen. nov., and five new species, Agatyrus erectotibialis
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Diagnosis of a new to New Zealand spider mite, Tetranychus evansi Baker and Pritchard, 1960 (Acari: Tetranychidae) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-08-19 Qing-Hai Fan, Dongmei Li, Shaun Bennett, Rebijith Kayattukandy Balan
ABSTRACT The tomato red spider mite Tetranychus evansi was detected for the first time in New Zealand in May 2020. There is an urgent need for rapid and accurate diagnostic tools on this species. In order to meet this demand, we developed methods for identification of T. evansi in the field and laboratory based on damage symptoms, morphological characters and DNA sequences. To distinguish T. evansi
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Surveillance for exotic fruit fly of the subfamily Dacinae (Insecta, Diptera, Tephrididae) and a review of the Dacinae established in Sydney, Australia, between 2010 and 2019 N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-03-25 Bernard C. Dominiak
ABSTRACT Sydney has a high plant biosecurity risk due to the volume of international freight and postal items. Additionally, a high number of tourists enter Australia through Sydney. In 1995, an array of fruit fly surveillance traps was established to monitor for exotic fruit fly incursions. Here, the number of detections of the fruit fly subfamily Dacinae (Insecta, Diptera, Tephrididae) was reviewed
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Notes on the nomenclature of the New Zealand endemic Triozidae (Hemiptera: Sternorrhyncha: Psylloidea) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2021-03-24 Francesco Martoni, Warrick Nelson, Samuel D. J. Brown
ABSTRACT The New Zealand psyllid fauna is characterised by a large number of endemic Triozidae. These species have been subject to changes in generic placement through their taxonomic history. Powellia Maskell, 1879 Maskell WM. 1879. On some Coccidae in New Zealand. Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute 11:187–228. [Google Scholar], has been considered by various authors as either
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Nocturnal behaviour and the antennal sensory receptors of Zelandopsyche ingens Tillyard (Trichoptera: Oeconesidae), a stream-inhabiting caddisfly N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-12-24 M. J. Winterbourn, H. S. Greig, A. R. McIntosh
ABSTRACT Females of many species of Trichoptera (caddisflies) use pheromones to attract males prior to mating. A diverse array of chemosensory sensilla present on the antennae of both males and females are likely to mediate communication between the sexes. Zelandopsyche ingens Tillyard is a large oeconesid caddisfly, which inhabits small forest streams in the South Island of New Zealand. At night,
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Description of a new species of mosquito, Aedes (Ochlerotatus) arundinariae (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-12-07 Julia Kasper
A new mosquito species from the Chatham Islands Aedes (Ochlerotatus) arundinariae, previously misidentified as Ae. (Nothoskusea) chathamicus (Dumbleton, 1962), is described from females only as New...
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Citizen science reveals the Palaearctic poison hemlock moth Agonopterix alstroemeriana (Clerck) (Lepidoptera: Depressariidae) has established in Australia N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-10-07 Jingyi Chen, Peter B. McQuillan, Elaine McDonald, Clare Hawkins
We report the first occurrence in Australia of the poison hemlock moth Agonopterix alstroemeriana (Clerck), a monophage on the environmental weed Conium maculatum L. (Apiaceae). The hostplant, also...
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Experimental high-density trapping of social wasps: target kairomones for workers or gynes for drones? N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-08-17 T. E. S. Sullivan, N. J. Sullivan, A. M. El-Sayed, S. Brierley, D. M. Suckling
Social wasps are amongst the most loathed exotic predators in New Zealand, with widespread adverse impacts on native ecosystems and fauna. Sustainable alternatives to pesticides are sorely needed in Fuscospora (beech) forests. We tested a new semiochemical evaluation protocol to assess the extent of high-density trap competition as an indicator of mass trapping, in an open landscape adjacent to a beech
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Experimental high-density trapping of social wasps: target kairomones for workers or gynes for drones? N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-08-17 T. E. S. Sullivan, N. J. Sullivan, A. M. El-Sayed, S. Brierley, D. M. Suckling
Social wasps are amongst the most loathed exotic predators in New Zealand, with widespread adverse impacts on native ecosystems and fauna. Sustainable alternatives to pesticides are sorely needed i...
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The effects of squid-baiting pitfall traps for sampling wētā (Orthoptera) and other ground-dwelling forest invertebrates N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-08-11 O. E. Vergara, N. Nelson, S. Hartley
Pitfall traps are commonly used to sample surface-active invertebrates, although the efficiency of the technique varies among taxa. We investigated how baiting pitfall traps with squid influenced s...
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Revision of the genus Simkinion Park and Pearce (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Pselaphinae: Goniaceritae) from New Zealand N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 Jia-Wei Shen, Yeon-Jae Choi, Richard A. B. Leschen
ABSTRACT The New Zealand endemic genus Simkinion Park and Pearce, 1962 is redescribed and diagnosed to include six species, four of which are new: S. convexum sp. n., S. corniculum sp. n., S. schomannae sp. n. and S. tepaki sp. n. Two species are redescribed: S. bimanum Park and Pearce and S. prelaticum Park and Pearce. Sexes are dimorphic, with males having the vertex and the first visible tergite
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Subterranean nesting behaviour in response to soil moisture conditions in the southern ant, Monomorium antarcticum Smith (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 S. D. Lamb, G. G. I. McCombe, E. Lawrence, R. Macwan, T. Mayer, J. M. Jandt
ABSTRACT The New Zealand endemic southern ant (Monomorium antarcticum) excavates subterranean nests in various soil types, with brood distributed throughout excavated cavities connected by tunnels. Because cavities are often constructed near the soil surface, variation in rainfall patterns will affect soil moisture, and potentially lead to regular flooding of cavities. We examined how M. antarcticum
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Obituary N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 Ricardo L. Palma, Lawrence J. Paul
Logan C. Hudson died at Paraparaumu, several months after being diagnosed with brain cancer. Logan was a trained professional zoologist, a holistic naturalist, an artist and a keen traveller. Her main interest was in entomology, but she was also knowledgeable about art, horticulture, gardening and the natural environment in general. Logan was born in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Christmas Day 1941
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The armoured scale Oceanaspidiotus spinosus (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) established in New Zealand N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 John B. Keall, Dominic E. Hartnett, Josephine E. McCambridge, Nicola M. Shaw, Brittany M. Pearce, Svea Alkelov, Fely T. Adoracion, Hamaseh Aliakbarpour, Graeme D. Page, Pranish Prasad
ABSTRACT The armoured scale insect Oceanaspidiotus spinosus (Comstock 1883) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae) was found on kiwifruit from the Bay of Plenty in April 2019. This is the first record from New Zealand. Subsequent surveys have confirmed O. spinosus at multiple locations in the Bay of Plenty and Gisborne regions and it is now considered to be established. Previously, only three armoured scale species:
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The feeding habits of Wiseana (Lepidoptera: Hepialidae) species on a traditional Māori food crop N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 H. Ehau-Taumaunu, S. D. G. Marshall, C. M. Ferguson, M. Mark-Shadbolt, R. M. MacDiarmid, M. O’Callaghan
ABSTRACT For Māori the kūmara symbolises the extensive voyages from the ancestral home of Hawaiki to Aotearoa New Zealand and the ingenuity needed to adapt growing practices for a tropical crop to the climate of New Zealand. From the thirteenth century, kūmara cultivation occurred along the coastlines in the warmer regions of New Zealand where its associated pests were controlled by traditional methods
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Possible windborne transmission of giant willow aphid Tuberolachnus salignus (Gmelin) (Hemiptera: Aphididae: Lachninae) westward from New Zealand to Australia N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2020-01-02 Lionel Hill, Disna N. Gunawardana, Alan R. Flynn, Bernard C. Dominiak
ABSTRACT The first records of Tuberolachnus salignus (Gmelin), the giant willow aphid, were reported from New Zealand and Australia in December 2013 and March 2014 respectively. The host plants are various members of Salix and Populus. The pathway used by the aphid to enter Australasia remains unknown, but natural aerial dispersal across the Tasman Sea is proposed to explain its first appearance within
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Polymorph stability, and changed flight period, of Declana floccosa Walker, 1858 (Lepidoptera: Geometridae) in New Zealand, 1974–2016 N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2019-07-03 John E. C. Flux, Meg M. Flux
ABSTRACT The advantage for camouflage of variation in colour forms (binary, multi, or continuous) is a topic of increasing interest, but there are few long-term studies. We found that the ratios of colour forms of 337 polymorphic Manuka moths (Declana floccosa), recorded at one location, did not change over 42 years. This unexpected stability, in the face of probable bird predation against commoner
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Comments on the taxonomy and distribution of Eucolaspis Sharp and Atrichatus Sharp in New Zealand and description of E. kotatou sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2019-07-03 Jesús Gómez-Zurita
ABSTRACT The Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from New Zealand are poorly known in terms of species diversity and, logically, of any downstream understanding of species features, including species distribution or ecology. This is true even though some of the species have been recognised as agricultural pests and associated with economic losses in the country. In this work, I have analysed the
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Can native plantings encourage native and beneficial invertebrates on Canterbury dairy farms? N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2019-07-03 K. Curtis, M. H. Bowie, S. Hodge
ABSTRACT Farming intensification negatively effects native habitat and associated biodiversity in New Zealand. Planting native species around field margins has been proposed as a means of restoring biodiversity within this highly modified landscape. To test this hypothesis, we collected invertebrates on a dairy farm at Lincoln, Canterbury, in three habitat types: native plantings in field corners,
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Coleoptera found in marine strandlines on New Zealand beaches: species diversity, seasonal trends and the effect of beach substrate N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2019-07-03 Simon Hodge, John Marris, Samuel D. J. Brown, Rowan Emberson
ABSTRACT The terrestrial invertebrates found in association with marine strandlines constitute a world-wide ecological system. This study examined the beetle assemblages (Insecta: Coleoptera) in strandlines on New Brighton beach near Christchurch and at 35 other sites on Banks Peninsula in the South Island of New Zealand. In a total of 535 thirty-minute hand searches, 81 distinct beetle taxa (identified
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A new species of Metaspathius (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Mesostoinae) from New Zealand N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2019-07-03 Donald L.J. Quicke, Darren F. Ward, Sergey A. Belokobylskij, Buntika A. Butcher
ABSTRACT Metaspathius gorgasoma Quicke & Ward sp. n. is described from specimens collected from litter samples. It is mainly characterised by the mesoscutum being strongly declivous anteriorly, a derived morphological feature not found in congeners. Wing structure of the new species including shape and loss of posterior longitudinal flexion lines (claval furrows) of both fore and hind wings indicate
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Deployment of the sex pheromone of Pseudococcus calceolariae (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae) as a potential new tool for mass trapping in citrus in South Australia N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2019-01-02 N. J. Sullivan, R. C. Butler, L. Salehi, A. M. Twidle, G. Baker, D. M. Suckling
ABSTRACT Mealybugs damage a variety of crops worldwide, vectoring viruses and causing problems from sooty mould. The identification of the citrophilous mealybug (Pseudococcus calceolariae, CMB) female sex pheromone has created opportunities for its use as a pest management tool that could potentially result in a reduced reliance on insecticides. Mass trapping is a pest management technique that uses
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Two new species of Sierola Cameron (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from New Zealand and Australia N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2019-01-02 Karl N. Magnacca
ABSTRACT The bethylid genus Sierola is large and widespread, but largely undescribed. Two new species are described from New Zealand, the endemic Sierola houdiniae sp. nov. and presumed adventive S. thorpei sp. nov. The Australian S. antipoda Ashmead is also re-described from the type and characters to distinguish it from S. houdiniae given. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8ADE582D-A37
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Ensuring the nomenclatural stability of Ixodes anatis Chilton, 1904 with the discovery of lost type material and the designation of a lectotype N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2019-01-02 Allen C. G. Heath, Mackenzie L. Kwak
ABSTRACT Nomenclatural stability is a key challenge within the area of tick taxonomy due to the widescale loss of old type material, errors in the designation and usage of binomials, and the common description of synonymous species, historically. Ixodes anatis is an important co-endangered tick species endemic to New Zealand and its nomenclatural stability is crucial for those studying its ecology
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An exotic collembolan genus and species (Isotomidae: Anurophorinae) new for New Zealand N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2019-01-02 Penelope Greenslade
ABSTRACT This paper records an exotic collembolan the species, Anurophorus laricis Nicolet, 1842, found for the first time in New Zealand. Its specific identity is confirmed using morphological data. The record is significant because it is the first for the genus Anurophorus in the Southern Hemisphere. Moreover, the species was found fairly abundantly on the native shrub, manuka, at 300 m asl, an unusual
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New data about Australophlebotomus notteghemae Léger & Pesson, 1993 (Diptera, Psychodidae) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2019-01-02 Jérôme Depaquit, Laurianne Mamatui, Denis Augot, Matthieu L. Kaltenbach
ABSTRACT Two endemic Australophlebotomus species have been recorded in New Caledonia: Au. notteghemae Léger & Pesson and Au. maduloae Léger & Pesson, as reported in 1993. At that time, the authors mainly based their description on male holotypes, and tentatively associated two different females called ‘A’ and ‘B’ to each male. Very scarce in New Caledonia, these two species have been reported on very
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Obituary N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2018-09-25 Gordon Hosking, Lindsay Bulman, Stephanie Sopow
(2018). Obituary. New Zealand Entomologist: Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 34-36.
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Mass rearing and release of Mastrus ridens (Hym: Ichneumonidae) a parasitoid for the biological control of codling moth Cydia pomonella. N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2018-07-03 W. R. M. Sandanayaka, J. G. Charles, V. A. Davis, A. Chhagan, P. W. Shaw, L. M. Cole, K. Colhoun, D. R. Wallis
ABSTRACT Mastrus ridens (Horstmann) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) was imported into New Zealand quarantine from Argentina in 2009 as a potential biocontrol agent for codling moth (CM), Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). A laboratory population of M. ridens had been maintained at the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited in Auckland since 2009 on diapausing CM cocooned
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Revision of the endemic New Zealand braconid wasp genus Metaspathius: new subfamily placement, and descriptions of four new species including three with fully winged females (Hymenoptera: Braconidae: Mesostoinae) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2018-07-03 D. L. J. Quicke, S. A. Belokobylskij, D. F. Ward, P. D. N. Hebert, B. A. Butcher
ABSTRACT The endemic New Zealand cyclostome braconid wasp genus Metaspathius Brues, which was previously only known from a single specimen, an apterous female, is revised. Four new species, including three with fully winged females, are described and illustrated: Metaspathius chathamicus Ward, sp. nov.; M. hemipterus Belokobylskij, sp. nov.; M. kuscheli Ward & Belokobylskij, sp. nov.; and M. sharkeyi
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Pore size requirements for mesh crop covers to protect potatoes from aphids N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2018-07-03 Simon Hodge, Arthur Bluon, Charles N. Merfield
ABSTRACT Crop covers made from polymer meshes have proved successful in protecting potatoes from tomato potato psyllid in New Zealand. However recent field trials indicated that aphids could penetrate these mesh covers resulting in high levels of aphid plant infestation. The current study used a laboratory assay to examine the mesh pore dimensions required to prevent penetration by apterous adults
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Rowan Mark Emberson, B.For.Sc [Hons] (Edinburgh), PhD (McGill), 21July 1941–7 October 2018 N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2018-07-03 Susan P. Worner
Entomologists in New Zealand and from around the world will be deeply saddened by the recent death of Dr Rowan Emberson. Rowan will be remembered as a very special academic who was free of personal ambition. This modesty meant that he was always interested in others, focusing his energy on the personal well-being of his post-graduate students and colleagues. He was always willing to help when things
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Laboratory assessment of feeding injury and preference of brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), for Actinidia chinensis var. deliciosa ‘Hayward’ (Zespri® Green) and Actinidia chinensis var. chinensis ‘Zesy002’ (Zespri® SunGold) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2018-01-02 J. R. Lara, M. Kamiyama, G. Hernandez, M. Lewis, M. S. Hoddle
ABSTRACT The brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is native to Asia and is characterised by its polyphagous feeding habits and high hitchhiking potential. In invaded areas, such as the eastern USA, economic damage to agricultural crops by BMSB has been significant. In northern Italy, where BMSB is invasive, feeding damage has been recorded in commercial
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Successful use of radiotransmitters in tracking male tree wētā Hemideina crassidens (Orthoptera: Tettigonioidea: Anostostomatidae) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2018-01-02 Darryl T. Gwynne, Clint D. Kelly
ABSTRACT Radiotransmitters have been used successfully to track and recapture giant wētā (Deinacrida species) in part to assess mating success. We report the successful use of very light transmitters (0.2 g) to track male Wellington tree wētā, Hemideina crassidens, over several nights to daytime refuges in burrows and tree galleries. Male Hemideina species sport lengthy mandibles used as weapons in
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A new species of Zecicindela Larochelle & Larivière (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) from the Mackenzie Basin, New Zealand N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2018-01-02 Rowan M. Emberson, Pauline Syrett, Tanya Blakely
ABSTRACT Zecicindela tekapoensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Cicindelinae) is described. It is placed in the endemic genus Zecicindela Larochelle & Larivière, even though it is the only known species in the genus with a tridentate labrum. The specimens were found on a very dry, barren terrace surface near the Tekapo River, in the Mackenzie Basin.
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Comparison of fluorescent lights with differing spectral properties on catches of adult aquatic and terrestrial insects N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2017-11-14 Stephen R. Pohe, Michael J. Winterbourn, Jon S. Harding
ABSTRACT The effectiveness of four different fluorescent light sources, used to attract adult aquatic insects (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera) and co-occurring terrestrial insects (Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera), was investigated. Blacklight (BL), blacklight-blue (BLB), cold white light (CW) and a blacklight/cold white light (BL/CW) combination were compared in a field trial with a fully-crossed
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Corrigendum N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2017-11-06
(2017). Corrigendum. New Zealand Entomologist: Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. (iii)-(iii).
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Editorial Board N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2017-11-06
(2017). Editorial Board. New Zealand Entomologist: Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. ebi-ebi.
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Graeme William Ramsay (7 September 1932–23 June 2017) N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2017-10-09 Trevor K. Crosby
(2017). Graeme William Ramsay (7 September 1932–23 June 2017) New Zealand Entomologist: Vol. 40, No. 2, pp. 98-100.
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A checklist of New Zealand Cerambycidae (Insecta: Coleoptera), excluding Lamiinae N. Z. Entomol. (IF 0.3) Pub Date : 2017-07-03 Stephanie L. Sopow, John Bain
ABSTRACT We provide a comprehensive list of species of Cerambycidae (Insecta: Coleoptera), excluding Lamiinae, known to be present in New Zealand. We also reinstate the following genera: Drotus, Epheus, Navomorpha, Pseudocalliprason and Stenopotes; all of these are monotypic except for Navomorpha, which has four described species. Coptomma marrisi is tranferred to Navomorpha (new combination). Full