A5056189108- Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy
- Plant and animal studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Insect and Arachnid Ecology and Behavior
- Biological Control of Invasive Species
- Invertebrate Taxonomy and Ecology
- Horticultural and Viticultural Research
- Plant Parasitism and Resistance
- Plant Diversity and Evolution
- Plant Physiology and Cultivation Studies
- Berry genetics and cultivation research
- Coleoptera Taxonomy and Distribution
Australian National University
2023-2024
Australian National Insect Collection
2023-2024
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
2023
South Australian Museum
2020-2022
Three new species of ghost moth, Oxycanus ephemerous sp. nov., O. flavoplumosus and petalous nov. are described from South Australia, New Wales, south-west Western respectively. We illustrate these compare morphological molecular (mtDNA COI gene) characters with similar Walker, 1856 Australia. Comparative images subvaria (Walker, 1856), byrsa (Pfitzner, 1933), determinata 1856) figured. The type material the three held in Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra, Museum, Perth,...
The genus Metura Walker, 1855 is revised, with all species figured, diagnosed, and redescribed. Two new are described from Australia: phyllosacca sp. n. south eastern Queensland north-eastern New South Wales, M. falcata Lord Howe Island. Oiketicus aristocosma Lower, 1908 here recognised as (Lower, 1908) comb. mature larval bags, diagnostic by way of their structure, figured for species. A key provided the adult males bags this genus. brief discussion included, outlining potential research directions.
Abantiades cephalocorvus sp. nov. and tembyi are described, along with the previously undescribed females of A. macropusinsulariae Simonsen, 2018 pallida 2018. All these species belong to a triforked Herrich-Schäffer clade that is loosely centred around Nullarbor other arid regions Australia. We explore DNA barcodes (mtDNA COI gene) from discuss their significance for recognition. The distributions entirely or largely allopatric we origins widespread common ancestor was likely distributed...
Abantiades penneshawensis Moore & Beaver sp. nov. and rubrus are described as new. Both species endemic to Kangaroo Island, although both related that occur on the Australian mainland other islands, they distinguished from those sister phenotypically similar by morphology mtDNA (COI) barcodes. These two new raise number of Island six, three being endemic, 45 in genus for whole Australia. There now 13 Hepialidae (one undescribed) known we discuss potential effects recent catastrophic fire...
Abstract The diversity and abundance of native invertebrates is declining globally, which could have significant consequences for ecosystem functioning. Declines are likely to be at least as severe those observed vertebrates, although often difficult quantify due a lack historic baseline data limited monitoring effort. Lepidoptera well studied in Australia compared with other invertebrates, so we know that some species imperilled or declining. Despite this, few butterfly taxa explicitly...
The butterfly genus Ogyris Angas, 1847 consists of several striking but poorly resolved complexes endemic to Australia and New Guinea, many which have an obligate association with ants. Here, we revise the systematics aenone (Waterhouse, 1902) complex through integrative taxonomic approach based on molecular phylogenetic analysis, morphological examination, life histories ecology. Mitochondrial sequence data concatenated cytochrome oxidase I (COI) b (cytb) (total 1203 bp) for 36 ingroup...
It is difficult to associate species of the wood-boring moth in genus Aenetus with their host plant, because larvae develop inside live trees. A new method described for rearing eximia, A. lewinii, blackburnii, ligniveren and scotti cut stems trees containing larval tunnels by feeding them apple pieces. Larvae that completed development were reared from 49 396 days after collection field. Aspects webs adult emergence are described, records documented. The shown provide an effective means...
Four new Aenetus Herrich-Schäffer species are described from northern Australasia; simonseni sp. nov. the top-end of Northern Territory, Australia, A. maiasinus Kimberley region Western trigonogrammus south-eastern Queensland, and albadamanteum eastern Papua New Guinea. appear to belong tegulatus-group (sensu Grehan et al. 2018), is part splendens-group Simonsen while shares morphological similarities with hampsoni (Joicey & Noakes, 1914), crameri Viette, 1956, toxopeusi Guinea, cohici...
O. B. Lower described, in 1911, the hesperiine skipper Telicota augias mesoptis Lower, but he neither stated number of specimens before him nor designated a holotype. Our investigations indicate that had at least 11 syntypes (7 males, 4 females), which are now registered Australian Museum, Sydney and South Adelaide (SAMA). At two authors (G. A. Waterhouse 1933, M. J. Parsons 1998) attempted to resolve taxonomy them made valid lectotype designation syntype they specified cannot be located...
The rarely seen Bathromelas Turner 1947, a monotypic Australian endemic genus with the species hyaloscopa (Meyrick & Lower, 1907), is rediscovered, and new description provided. male genitalia, female, pupae of both sexes, late instar larvae, unique case design are all figured described for first time. larval host plant identified as Allocasuarina luehmannii (Casuarinaceae), B. regarded Casuarinaceae specialist, unusual oiketicine psychids typically polyphagous. Prior to this study was...
Lycaenid butterflies of the Ogyris idmo species group are endemic to Australia and obligatorily associated with Camponotus ants. Several threatened extinction, but there considerable uncertainties present classification. Here, taxonomy is revised based on molecular morphological data. Mitochondrial sequence data were obtained from GenBank for Angas, 1847, cytochrome oxidase I (COI) b (cytb) (total 1203 bp), a phylogeny genus was reconstructed using Maximum Likelihood methods. Based these...
Hypochrysops piceatus Kerr, Macqueen & D.P.A. Sands, 1969 is currently known from a restricted area in southeastern Queensland, Australia and listed as Endangered under the Queensland Nature Conservation Act 1992. Although it well-known that larvae are monophagous, feeding exclusively on foliage of mature (old growth) trees Allocasuarina luehmannii (RT Baker) LAS Johnson (Casuarinaceae) obligatorily attended by ant Anonychomyrma inclinata Lewis 2021 (Formicidae: Dolichoderinae), life history...
A distinct group of Abantiades Herrich-Schäffer species is here confirmed as a valid clade that we refer to the “dark obscura clade” supported by morphological and mtDNA evidence. The sister A. Simonsen north-western Australia comprises four new species: centralia sp. nov., kayi zonatriticum hutchinsoni nov. These together with obscura, are reciprocally allopatric have combined distribution spanning much western half this consistent their each differentiating locally from widespread...
Two new species, Abantiades concordia sp. nov. and malleus nov., are described from Australia. Both species were collected in the Eastern Goldfields subregion of Coolgardie bioregion Western is shown to be closely related A. paradoxa (Tindale, 1932) by sequence similarity mtDNA (COI) gene. The female also here for first time. morphologically similar with respect structure their genitalia, sternite VIII, wing patterning antennae bi-forked rami. quite distinct gene, but a clade marcidus...