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Brooklyn, Cloudland, Melsonby (Gaarraay)
BUSH BLITZ SPECIES DISCOVERY PROGRAM Brooklyn, Cloudland, Melsonby (Gaarraay) Nature Refuges Eubenangee Swamp, Hann Tableland, Melsonby (Gaarraay) National Parks Upper Bridge Creek Queensland 29 April–27 May · 26–27 July 2010 Australian Biological Resources Study What is Contents Bush Blitz? Bush Blitz is a four-year, What is Bush Blitz? 2 multi-million dollar Abbreviations 2 partnership between the Summary 3 Australian Government, Introduction 4 BHP Billiton and Earthwatch Reserves Overview 6 Australia to document plants Methods 11 and animals in selected properties across Australia’s Results 14 National Reserve System. Discussion 17 Appendix A: Species Lists 31 Fauna 32 This innovative partnership Vertebrates 32 harnesses the expertise of many Invertebrates 50 of Australia’s top scientists from Flora 62 museums, herbaria, universities, Appendix B: Threatened Species 107 and other institutions and Fauna 108 organisations across the country. Flora 111 Appendix C: Exotic and Pest Species 113 Fauna 114 Flora 115 Glossary 119 Abbreviations ANHAT Australian Natural Heritage Assessment Tool EPBC Act Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Commonwealth) NCA Nature Conservation Act 1992 (Queensland) NRS National Reserve System 2 Bush Blitz survey report Summary A Bush Blitz survey was conducted in the Cape Exotic vertebrate pests were not a focus York Peninsula, Einasleigh Uplands and Wet of this Bush Blitz, however the Cane Toad Tropics bioregions of Queensland during April, (Rhinella marina) was recorded in both Cloudland May and July 2010. Results include 1,186 species Nature Refuge and Hann Tableland National added to those known across the reserves. Of Park. Only one exotic invertebrate species was these, 36 are putative species new to science, recorded, the Spiked Awlsnail (Allopeas clavulinus) including 24 species of true bug, 9 species of in Cloudland Nature Refuge. -
Bird Predation on Periodical Cicadas in Ozark Forests: Ecological Release for Other Canopy Arthropods?
Studies in Avian Biology No. 13:369-374, 1990. BIRD PREDATION ON PERIODICAL CICADAS IN OZARK FORESTS: ECOLOGICAL RELEASE FOR OTHER CANOPY ARTHROPODS? FREDERICK M. STEPHEN, GERALD W. WALLIS, AND KIMBERLY G. SMITH Abstract. Population dynamics of canopy arthropods were monitored in two upland forests in the Arkansas Ozarks during spring and summer of 1984-1986 to test whether the emergence of adult 13-year periodical cicadas on one site during late spring in 1985 would disrupt normal patterns of bird predation on canopy arthropods, resulting in ecological release for those prey populations. Canopy arthropods on foliage of oak, hickory, and eastern redcedar were sampled weekly beginning in June 1984, and April 1985 and 1986, and continuing through August in all years. We classed arthropods into four broad guilds based on foraging mode (chewers, suckers, spiders, and lepidopterous larvae) and expressed densities as number of individuals per kg of foliage sampled. Two-way analysis of variance revealed no significant treatment effects for densities of chewing, sucking, or lepidopteran larval guilds. A significant interaction of mean density between sites among years was detected for the spider guild, but not when cicadas were present, indicating that ecological release did not occur. We trace the development of the notion that bird populations are capable of affecting prey population levels, and discuss those ideas in light of our results, which suggest that birds have little impact upon their arthropod prey in Ozark forests. Kev Words: Arkansas: canonv arthronods: ecological release; guilds; insect sampling; Magicicada; Ozarks; periodical cicadas; predation. _ ’ One of the most predictable events in nature (Mugicicudu tredecim Walsh and Riley, M. -
Molecular Identification Of
International Journal of Bioassays ISSN: 2278-778X www.ijbio.com Case Studies MOLECULAR IDENTIFICATION OF THE SCUTELLERID BUG SCUTELLERA NOBILIS (FABRICIUS) (HEMIPTERA: PENTATOMOIDAE) FOR BIODIVERSITY STUDIES Bincy Babu and Ananthi Rachel Livingstone* Department of Zoology, Madras Christian College, Tambaram, Chennai-600059, Tamilnadu, India Received for publication: January 12, 2014; Accepted: February 23, 2014 Abstract: The present study was to identify the pest of biodiesel plant (Jatropha curcas), Scutellera nobilis and substantiating it through molecular studies, phylogenetic relationship and the evolutionary sequence divergence among the closely related individuals belonging to the Super family Pentatomoidea. The computed evolutionary sequence divergence is <0.35 within the COI gene sequences and concludes that Cytochrome Oxidase I gene sequence can potentially serve as a barcode data in the species identification among the studied group. Keywords: Scutellera nobilis, molecular studies, COI gene, sequence divergence INTRODUCTION MATERIALS AND METHODS The scutellerid bug Scutellera nobilis Fabricius The specimens were identified using (Hemiptera : Pentatomidae) lays its eggs on stem, conventional morphological base method (Rao et al., petiole and leaves of Jatropha curcas in longitudinal 2010). The tissue samples were obtained from the manner. The laid egg hatches in five to nine days collected specimen by dissecting the animal and period. It takes about 33 days to develop as an adult cutting a small amount of tissue around the anal tube, from an egg stage. The Scutellera nobilis nymphs are to recover muscle tissue, which is rich in mitochondria pinkish in colour with black abdomen. Both the nymph (Ball and Armstrong, 2007). The DNA was then isolated and adults of Scutellera nobilis feed on developing by using the DNA isolation kit and Insta Gene Matrix. -
Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea
VIVIANA CAUDURO MATESCO SISTEMÁTICA DE THYREOCORIDAE AMYOT & SERVILLE (HEMIPTERA: HETEROPTERA: PENTATOMOIDEA): REVISÃO DE ALKINDUS DISTANT, MORFOLOGIA DO OVO DE DUAS ESPÉCIES DE GALGUPHA AMYOT & SERVILLE E ANÁLISE CLADÍSTICA DE CORIMELAENA WHITE, COM CONSIDERAÇÕES SOBRE A FILOGENIA DE THYREOCORIDAE, E MORFOLOGIA DO OVO DE 16 ESPÉCIES DE PENTATOMIDAE COMO EXEMPLO DO USO DE CARACTERES DE IMATUROS EM FILOGENIAS Tese apresentada ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Biologia Animal, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, como requisito parcial à obtenção do Título de Doutor em Biologia Animal. Área de concentração: Biologia Comparada Orientadora: Profa. Dra. Jocelia Grazia Co-Orientador: Prof. Dr. Cristiano F. Schwertner UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL PORTO ALEGRE 2014 “Sistemática de Thyreocoridae Amyot & Serville (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomoidea): revisão de Alkindus Distant, morfologia do ovo de duas espécies de Galgupha Amyot & Serville e análise cladística de Corimelaena White, com considerações sobre a filogenia de Thyreocoridae, e morfologia do ovo de 16 espécies de Pentatomidae como exemplo de uso de caracteres de imaturos em filogenias” VIVIANA CAUDURO MATESCO Tese apresentada como parte dos requisitos para obtenção de grau de Doutor em Biologia Animal, área de concentração Biologia Comparada. ________________________________________ Prof. Dr. Augusto Ferrari (UFRGS) ________________________________________ Dra. Caroline Greve (CNPq ex-bolsista PDJ) ________________________________________ Prof. Dr. Cláudio José Barros de Carvalho (UFPR) ________________________________________ Profa. Dra. Jocelia Grazia (Orientadora) Porto Alegre, 05 de fevereiro de 2014. AGRADECIMENTOS À minha orientadora, Profa. Dra. Jocelia Grazia, pelos ensinamentos e por todas as oportunidades que me deu durante os treze anos em que estive no Laboratório de Entomologia Sistemática. Ao meu co-orientador, Prof. -
Chapter 12. Estimating the Host Range of the Tachinid Trichopoda Giacomellii, Introduced Into Australia for Biological Control of the Green Vegetable Bug
__________________________________ ASSESSING HOST RANGES OF PARASITOIDS AND PREDATORS CHAPTER 12. ESTIMATING THE HOST RANGE OF THE TACHINID TRICHOPODA GIACOMELLII, INTRODUCED INTO AUSTRALIA FOR BIOLOGICAL CONTROL OF THE GREEN VEGETABLE BUG M. Coombs CSIRO Entomology, 120 Meiers Road, Indooroopilly, Queensland, Australia 4068 [email protected] BACKGROUND DESCRIPTION OF PEST INVASION AND PROBLEM Nezara viridula (L.) is a cosmopolitan pest of fruit, vegetables, and field crops (Todd, 1989). The native geographic range of N. viridula is thought to include Ethiopia, southern Europe, and the Mediterranean region (Hokkanen, 1986; Jones, 1988). Other species in the genus occur in Africa and Asia (Freeman, 1940). First recorded in Australia in 1916, N. viridula soon be- came a widespread and serious pest of most legume crops, curcubits, potatoes, tomatoes, pas- sion fruit, sorghum, sunflower, tobacco, maize, crucifers, spinach, grapes, citrus, rice, and mac- adamia nuts (Hely et al., 1982; Waterhouse and Norris, 1987). In northern Victoria, central New South Wales, and southern Queensland, N. viridula is a serious pest of soybeans and pecans (Clarke, 1992; Coombs, 2000). Immature and adult bugs feed on vegetative buds, devel- oping and mature fruits, and seeds, causing reductions in crop quality and yield. The pest status of N. viridula in Australia is assumed to be partly due to the absence of parasitoids of the nymphs and adults. No native Australian tachinids have been found to parasitize N viridula effectively, although occasional oviposition and development of some species may occur (Cantrell, 1984; Coombs and Khan, 1997). Previous introductions of biological control agents to Australia for control of N. viridula include Trichopoda pennipes (Fabricius) and Trichopoda pilipes (Fabricius) (Diptera: Tachinidae), which are important parasitoids of N. -
Discrimination Between Eggs from Stink Bugs Species in Europe Using MALDI-TOF MS
insects Article Discrimination between Eggs from Stink Bugs Species in Europe Using MALDI-TOF MS Michael A. Reeve 1,* and Tim Haye 2 1 CABI, Bakeham Lane, Egham, Surrey TW20 9TY, UK 2 CABI, Rue des Grillons 1, CH-2800 Delémont, Switzerland; [email protected] * Correspondence: [email protected] Simple Summary: Recent globalization of trade and travel has led to the introduction of exotic insects into Europe, including the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys)—a highly polyphagous pest with more than 200 host plants, including many agricultural crops. Unfortunately, farmers and crop-protection advisers finding egg masses of stink bugs during crop scouting frequently struggle to identify correctly the species based on their egg masses, and easily confuse eggs of the invasive H. halys with those of other (native) species. To this end, we have investigated using matrix-assisted laser desorption and ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) for rapid, fieldwork-compatible, and low-reagent-cost discrimination between the eggs of native and exotic stink bugs. Abstract: In the current paper, we used a method based on stink bug egg-protein immobilization on filter paper by drying, followed by post-(storage and shipping) extraction in acidified acetonitrile containing matrix, to discriminate between nine different species using MALDI-TOF MS. We obtained 87 correct species-identifications in 87 blind tests using this method. With further processing of the unblinded data, the highest average Bruker score for each tested species was that of the cognate Citation: Reeve, M.A.; Haye, T. reference species, and the observed differences in average Bruker scores were generally large and the Discrimination between Eggs from errors small except for Capocoris fuscispinus, Dolycoris baccarum, and Graphosoma italicum, where the Stink Bugs Species in Europe Using average scores were lower and the errors higher relative to the remaining comparisons. -
Great Lakes Entomologist the Grea T Lakes E N Omo L O G Is T Published by the Michigan Entomological Society Vol
The Great Lakes Entomologist THE GREA Published by the Michigan Entomological Society Vol. 45, Nos. 3 & 4 Fall/Winter 2012 Volume 45 Nos. 3 & 4 ISSN 0090-0222 T LAKES Table of Contents THE Scholar, Teacher, and Mentor: A Tribute to Dr. J. E. McPherson ..............................................i E N GREAT LAKES Dr. J. E. McPherson, Educator and Researcher Extraordinaire: Biographical Sketch and T List of Publications OMO Thomas J. Henry ..................................................................................................111 J.E. McPherson – A Career of Exemplary Service and Contributions to the Entomological ENTOMOLOGIST Society of America L O George G. Kennedy .............................................................................................124 G Mcphersonarcys, a New Genus for Pentatoma aequalis Say (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) IS Donald B. Thomas ................................................................................................127 T The Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) of Missouri Robert W. Sites, Kristin B. Simpson, and Diane L. Wood ............................................134 Tymbal Morphology and Co-occurrence of Spartina Sap-feeding Insects (Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha) Stephen W. Wilson ...............................................................................................164 Pentatomoidea (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae, Scutelleridae) Associated with the Dioecious Shrub Florida Rosemary, Ceratiola ericoides (Ericaceae) A. G. Wheeler, Jr. .................................................................................................183 -
The Identity of Calliphara Bipunctata, with Proposal of a New Synonymy (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae) 213-220 ©Staatl
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Andrias Jahr/Year: 2014 Band/Volume: 20 Autor(en)/Author(s): Redei David, Tsai Jing-Fu Artikel/Article: The identity of Calliphara bipunctata, with proposal of a new synonymy (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae) 213-220 ©Staatl. Mus. f. Naturkde Karlsruhe & Naturwiss. Ver. Karlsruhe e.V.; download unter www.zobodat.at Andrias 20 (2014): 213-220, 9 Abb.; Karlsruhe, 1.12.2014 213 The identity of Calliphara bipunctata, with proposal of a new synonymy (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae)* DÁVI D RÉ D EI 1,2 & JING -FU TSAI 3 Abstract Calliphara bipunctata LEHMANN , 1920, was de- The lectotype of Calliphara bipunctata LEHMANN , 1920 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Scutelleridae: Scutellerinae), scribed based on two male syntypes from Obi Is- described from the Obi Islands of Indonesia, has been land of Indonesia (LEHMANN 1920) and has not re- reexamined. The following synonymy is proposed: Cal- ceived attention for a long time. LYA L (1979) could liphara caesar (VO ll ENHOVEN , 1863) = C. bipunctata not access the type material in connection with LEH MANN , 1920, new junior subjective synonym. his revision of the genus. Therefore, he listed the species as incertae sedis. LIS & SKÓ R KA (1996) Keywords: Heteroptera, Scutelleridae, Calliphara, No- reexamined the syntypes, designated a lecto- tacalliphara, new synonym, Australian Region. type, redescribed and illustrated the species, and transferred it into the genus Notacalliphara LYA L , Kurzfassung 1979, recognizing it as a valid species within the Die Zugehörigkeit von Calliphara bipunctata, mit Vorschlag einer neuen Synonymie (Hemiptera: latter genus. Heteroptera: Scutelleridae) Based on a subsequent reexamination of the lec- Der von den Obi Inseln in Indonesien beschriebene totype we disagree with the act of LIS & SKÓ R KA Lectotypus von Calliphara bipunctata LEHMANN , 1920 (1996). -
Geschichte Und Bibliographie Der Wanzenkunde in Österreich1
ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Bibliographien aus Botanik, Zoologie, Erdwissenschaften und weiteren naturwiss. Bereichen Jahr/Year: 2006 Band/Volume: 0007 Autor(en)/Author(s): Rabitsch Wolfgang Artikel/Article: Geschichte und Bibliographie der Wanzenkunde in Österreich 41-94 © Biologiezentrum Linz/Austria; download unter www.biologiezentrum.at Geschichte und Bibliographie der Wanzenkunde in Österreich1 W. RABITSCH Abstract: History and Bibliography of Heteroptera Research in Austria. In this paper, brief bio- sketches of Austrian Heteropterists and a compilation of literature on Heteroptera in Austria between 1761 and 2006 are presented. Key words: Austria, bibliography, biographies, Heteroptera, history of research. Einleitung „Während jeder unserer Nachbarstaaten im Norden, Westen und Süden schon da- Obwohl bereits in den beiden wichtig- mals mehrere bedeutende Hemipterologen sten Publikationen nach der Editio decima aufzuweisen hatte, wollte der von jenen von Linné durch PODA (1761) und SCOPOLI grossen Begründern der Systematik gestreu- (1763) Wanzen aus Österreich beschrieben te Same in Oesterreich lange nicht keimen, und genannt werden, und obwohl danach …“ (HANDLIRSCH 1901). herausragende und bemerkenswerte Wissen- Auf Wanzentaxa, deren „locus typicus“ schafter sich der Wanzenkunde Österreichs in Österreich liegt, wurde bei RABITSCH annahmen, fehlte bislang eine Liste der in (2005c) hingewiesen. Biographien und Österreich vorkommenden Wanzenarten, Nachrufe und nach Österreichern benannte eine Bibliographie der Wanzenkunde und Wanzentaxa werden nur exemplarisch, eine zusammenfassende Darstellung des ak- ohne Anspruch auf Vollständigkeit ge- tuellen Forschungsstandes. Eine dieser Lü- nannt. Über die für Österreich bedeutenden cken – eine Checkliste der Wanzen Öster- Heteropterologen finden sich weitere Infor- reichs – wurde kürzlich geschlossen (RA- mationen und auch Bildmaterial unter BITSCH 2005c), die beiden anderen sind www.zobodat.at. -
Running Head 'Biology of Mangroves'
BIOLOGY OF MANGROVES AND MANGROVE ECOSYSTEMS 1 Biology of Mangroves and Mangrove Ecosystems ADVANCES IN MARINE BIOLOGY VOL 40: 81-251 (2001) K. Kathiresan1 and B.L. Bingham2 1Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University, Parangipettai 608 502, India 2Huxley College of Environmental Studies, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 98225, USA e-mail [email protected] (correponding author) 1. Introduction.............................................................................................. 4 1.1. Preface........................................................................................ 4 1.2. Definition ................................................................................... 5 1.3. Global distribution ..................................................................... 5 2. History and Evolution ............................................................................. 10 2.1. Historical background ................................................................ 10 2.2. Evolution.................................................................................... 11 3. Biology of mangroves 3.1. Taxonomy and genetics.............................................................. 12 3.2. Anatomy..................................................................................... 15 3.3. Physiology ................................................................................. 18 3.4. Biochemistry ............................................................................. 20 3.5. Pollination -
An Overview of the Heteroptera of Illinois
The Great Lakes Entomologist Volume 22 Number 4 - Winter 1989 Number 4 - Winter Article 1 1989 December 1989 An Overview of the Heteroptera of Illinois J. E. McPherson Southern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle Part of the Entomology Commons Recommended Citation McPherson, J. E. 1989. "An Overview of the Heteroptera of Illinois," The Great Lakes Entomologist, vol 22 (4) Available at: https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol22/iss4/1 This Peer-Review Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Department of Biology at ValpoScholar. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Great Lakes Entomologist by an authorized administrator of ValpoScholar. For more information, please contact a ValpoScholar staff member at [email protected]. McPherson: An Overview of the Heteroptera of Illinois 1989 THE GREAT LAKES ENTOMOLOGIST 177 AN OVERVIEW OF THE HETEROPTERA OF ILLINOIS l J. E. McPherson ,2 ABSTRACT A key to adults of all heteropteran families known to occur in Illinois is presented together with general information on the biologies of these families. Also included are general references on Heteroptera and on individual families, particularly if those references involve studies of fauna that were conducted in Illinois, adjacent states, or nearby parts of Canada. The Heteroptera (true bugs) is a large insect order that occurs worldwide and is represented in America north of Mexico by about 45 families. Of these, 36 are known to occur in Illinois. The order is a well defined group characterized by (1) a segmented beak that arises from the front of the head and (2) wings that, when present and well developed, lie flat on the abdomen with the first pair usually leathery basally and membranous distally. -
Jewel Bugs of Australia (Insecta, Heteroptera, Scutelleridae)1
© Biologiezentrum Linz/Austria; download unter www.biologiezentrum.at Jewel Bugs of Australia (Insecta, Heteroptera, Scutelleridae)1 G. CASSIS & L. VANAGS Abstract: The Australian genera of the Scutelleridae are redescribed, with a species exemplar of the ma- le genitalia of each genus illustrated. Scanning electron micrographs are also provided for key non-ge- nitalic characters. The Australian jewel bug fauna comprises 13 genera and 25 species. Heissiphara is described as a new genus, for a single species, H. minuta nov.sp., from Western Australia. Calliscyta is restored as a valid genus, and removed from synonymy with Choerocoris. All the Australian species of Scutelleridae are described, and an identification key is given. Two new species of Choerocoris are des- cribed from eastern Australia: C. grossi nov.sp. and C. lattini nov.sp. Lampromicra aerea (DISTANT) is res- tored as a valid species, and removed from synonymy with L. senator (FABRICIUS). Calliphara nobilis (LIN- NAEUS) is recorded from Australia for the first time. Calliphara billardierii (FABRICIUS) and C. praslinia praslinia BREDDIN are removed from the Australian biota. The identity of Sphaerocoris subnotatus WAL- KER is unknown and is incertae sedis. A description is also given for the Neotropical species, Agonoso- ma trilineatum (FABRICIUS); a biological control agent recently introduced into Australia to control the pasture weed Bellyache Bush (Jatropha gossypifolia, Euphorbiaceae). Coleotichus borealis DISTANT and C. (Epicoleotichus) schultzei TAUEBER are synonymised with C. excellens (WALKER). Callidea erythrina WAL- KER is synonymized with Lampromicra senator. Lectotype designations are given for the following taxa: Coleotichus testaceus WALKER, Coleotichus excellens, Sphaerocoris circuliferus (WALKER), Callidea aureocinc- ta WALKER, Callidea collaris WALKER and Callidea curtula WALKER.