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A synopsis of the Australian genera of Liparetrini (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Melolonthinae)
Authors: Britton EB
Published: April 2005

The tribe Liparetrini Dalla Torre and 30 included genera are defined. Keys to tribes of Melolonthinae and to genera of Liparetrini are provided. New genera described are: Aphanesia, Astibicola, Cheilo, Dikellites, Hadropechys, Parasciton, Paronyx, Scitaloides, Stenochelyne, Teluroides, Xyridea. New species described are: Aphanesia greyi, Astibicola bicolor, Cheilo liparetroides, Dikellites abditus, Parasciton inermis, Paronyx setifera, Scitaloides malanda, Stenochelyne noctis. The following new names are proposed to replace homonyms: Anacanthodes (for Anacanthopus Blackburn, 1898), Engyopsina (for Engyops Blackburn, 1898) and Macleayella (for Macleayia Blackburn, 1888). New synonymies established are: Colobostoma Blanchard, 1851 = Pteroplatydesmus Dalla Torre, 1912; Colobostoma rufipennis (Boisduval, 1835) = Pteroplatydesmus sulcipennis (Macleay, 1887); Colobostoma rufipennis (Boisduval, 1835) = Frenchella sparsiceps Blackburn, 1898; Glossocheilifer labialis Blackburn, 1898 = G. addendus Blackburn, 1907. The following species, previously described, are transferred to other genera: Aneucomides hirticollis Blackburn to Xyridea, Haplonycha ruficollis Lea to Ictigaster, Engyops castaneus Lea, Haplonycha minuta Lea and Platydesmus flavipennis Macleay to Neso, Pachygastra victoriae Blackburn to Hadropechys, Telura suturalis Lea and Telura clypealis Lea to Teluroides, Platydesmus castaneus Lea, Platydesmus inamoenus Blackburn, Platydesmus inusitatus Blackburn, Platydesmus major Blackburn, Platydesmus obscuricornis (Blanchard), Platydesmus punctulaticeps Blackburn, Frenchella hirsuta Frey and Frenchella sparsiceps Blackburn to Colobostoma.
Revision of the genus Megochterus Jaczewski (Insecta : Heteroptera : Ochteridae)
Authors: Baehr M
Published: April 2005

The genus Megochterus Jaczewski is revised. Proof is furnished by comparson of the type series with east Australian specimens, that the name of the single known species M. nasutus (Montandon) refers to the eastern population. A lectotype is designated for M. nasutus. The southwestern Australian population is newly described as Megochterus occidentalis, sp. nov. A detailed differential diagnosis of both species is presented.
A revision of the Australian Clambidae (Coleoptera : Eucinetoidea)
Authors: Endrödy-Younga S
Published: April 2005

This revision is based on recent systematic collections in Australia. As a result of it 12 new species are described (Sphaerothorax halieyi, sp. nov., S. lawrenceanus, sp. nov., S. victoriae, sp. nov., Clambus alienus. sp. nov., C. bornemisszai, sp. nov., C. cooyar, sp. nov., C. hangayi, sp. nov., C. inaequalis, sp. nov., C. sphaericus, sp. nov., C. sternalis, sp. nov., C. stewarti, sp. nov., C. terraereginae, sp. nov.), and the specific status of two synonyms reinstated [Sphaerothorax rufocastaneus (Lea) and S. pubiventris (Lea)]. A clear historical biogeographic division, through southern Queensland was found between a Gondwana-type fauna consisting largely of indigenous Australian lineages in the south and an Oriental Region-related tropical fauna in the north. The presence of a widely distributed oriental species in northern Queensland (Clambus formosanus Endrödy-Younga) was ascertained, and a species common with South Africa was found (Clambus simsoni Blackburn).
Electrophoretic contributions to the systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Engaeus Erichson (Decapoda : Parastacidae)
Authors: Horwitz P , Adams M , Baverstock P
Published: April 2005

As part of an examination into the systematics of the freshwater crayfish genus Engaeus, an electrophoretic evaluation of specimens from a large number of collecting sites has been undertaken. From a total of 76 sample sets, a minimum of 30 distinct biological species have been delineated. Strong evidence from sites of both sympatry and allopatry suggests some further delineations of species but these must await additional discriminatory information. Sympatric species were detected on 11 separate occasions. In each case, fixed allelic differences were found, indicating an absence of interbreeding between each sympatric pair. Allopatric species were delineated where genetic differences between populations exceeded a threshold level determined from observed genetic differences between sympatric Engaeus species and between other (mainly decapod) species in the literature. The results of this analysis have confirmed low levels of heterozygosity in Engaeus species. Frequent isoIation of small populations of Engaeus species, and consequent loss of allelic variation, is suggested as a possible cause of these low levels. Some species have shown variation of allelic frequencies over their geographical range and, in some cases, this variation could be interpreted as showing clinal properties. Finally, the electrophoretic data have been interpreted to produce some information regarding the phylogenetic affinities of delineated species. Several groups of species were found which shared closer intra-group relationships than they did to the other species of Engaeus.
A new genus and three new species of Termitophilous Aderidae (Coleoptera) from Australia, Papua New Guinea and the Philippines, with notes on their biology
Authors: Lawrence JF , Kistner DH , Pasteels JM
Published: April 2005

Megaxenus Lawence, gen. nov., includes one speciesfrom North Queensland (M. Termitophilus Lawence, sp. nov.) and two from Papua New Guinea (M. bioculatus Lawence, sp. nov. and M. papuensis Lawence, sp. nov.). All three are found in the nests of Microcerotermes species and are the first known termitophiles in the family Aderidae. Notes on the behaviour and life history demonstrate that the larvae are integrated into the termite society, and are incorporated into the trophallactic feeding behaviour of termites, while the adults are actively persecuted by the termites but survive at the edges of the nest because of the webs constructed by the larvae prior to pupation.
The genus Heteroconis Enderlein (Insecta : Neuroptera : Coniopterygidae) in New Guinea
Authors: New TR
Published: April 2005

A key is presented to 24 named species of Heteroconis Enderlein known for the New Guinea area. Nine new species are described, including the first known male of the subgenus Drepanoconis Tjeder, and two which appear to be intermediate between this and true Heteroconis. Two further species, which are unnamed, are noted on the basis of single females.
Revision of the Pachytrichini (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Melolonthinae)
Authors: Allsopp PG
Published: April 2005

The monogeneric tribe, Pachytrichini, is revised and five species, all from Western Australia, are recognised: Pachytricha castanea Hope, P. demarzi Frey, P. minor Sharp, P. robusta Sharp, and P. tecta Sharp. P. munda Sharp and P. pallens Sharp are considered junior synonyms of P. castanea.
A revision of the Termes-Capritermes branch of the Termitinae in Australia (Isoptera : Termitidae)
Authors: Miller LR
Published: April 2005

The Australian genera belonging to the Termes-Capritermes branch of the Termitinae are revised. Termes fatalis Linnaeus, the type species of Termes Linnaeus, is redescribed and a neotype soldier designated. Eight new genera and 27 new species are described, 18 species presently assigned to the genus Termes are transferred to other genera, Pericapritermes Silvestri is recorded from Australia for the first time. The phylogeny of the group is discussed and the general biology summarised. A key to the genera and species is given. The Australian genera and species are: Xylochomitermes, gen. nov., X. aspinosus, sp. nov., X. melvillensis (Hill), comb. nov., X. occidualis (Gay), comb. nov., X. punctillus, sp, nov., X. reductus (Gay), comb. nov., X. tomentosus (Gay), comb. nov.; Hesperotermes Gay, H. infrequens (Hill); Apsenterotermes, gen. nov., A. aspersus, sp. nov., A. declinatus, sp. nov., A. iridipennis (Gay), comb. nov., A. improcerus, sp. nov., A. stenopronos, sp. nov.; Ephelotermes, gen. nov., E. argutus (Hill), comb. nov., E. cheeli (Mjoberg), comb. nov., E. melachoma, sp. nov., E. paleatus sp. nov., E. persimilis (Gay), comb. nov., E. taylori (Hill), comb. nov.; Ekphysotermes Gay, E. jarmuranus (Hill), comb. nov., E. kalgoorliensis (Hill), E. ocellaris (Mjoberg), E. pelatus (Hill), E. percomis (Hill); Cristatitermes, gen. nov., C. arenicola, sp. nov., C. barretti, sp. nov., C. carinatus, sp. nov., C. froggatti (Hill), comb. nov., C. pineaformis, sp. nov., C. tutulatus, sp. nov.; Lophotermes, gen. nov., L. aduncus, sp. nov., L. brevicephalus, sp. nov., L. crinitus, sp. nov., L. leptognathus, sp. nov., L. parvicornis, sp. nov., L. pectinatus, sp. nov., L. pusillus, sp, nov., L. quadratus (Hill), comb. nov., L. septentrionalis (Hill), comb. nov.; Saxatilitermes, gen. nov., S. saxatilis, sp. nov.; Hapsidotermes, gen. nov., H. harrisi (Mjöberg), comb. nov., H. labellus, sp. nov., H. longius, sp. nov., H. maideni (Mjoberg), comb. nov., H. orbus (Hill), comb. nov.; Macrognathotermes, gen. nov., M. broomensis (Mjöberg), comb. nov., M. errator, sp. nov., M. prolatus, sp. nov., M. sunteri (Hill), comb. nov.; Paracapritermes Hill, P. kraepelinii (Silvestri), P. primus Hill, P. prolixus, sp. nov., P. secundus, sp. nov.; Protocapriterrnes Holmgren, P. krisiformis (Froggatt); Pericapritermes Silvestri, Pericapritermes sp.
The Australian Gomphidae (Odonata)
Authors: Watson JAL
Published: April 2005

The Australian Gomphidae belong in the subfamilies Ictinogomphinae and Gomphinae. The three ictinogomphine species are placed in the widespread genus Ictinogomphus Cowley: I. australis (Selys), I. dobsoni (Watson), and a new species, I. paulini. The gomphine genera are endemic, and fall into two groups, the Hemigomphus and Austrogomphus groups. The first contains Hemigomphus Selys [H. comitatus (Tillyard), H. gouldii (Selys), H. heteroclytus Selys (type species), plus four new species, H. atratus, H. cooloola, H. magela, H. theischingeri], Armagomphus Carle [type- and only species A. armiger (Tillyard)] and the new genus Odontogomphus, comprising two new species, O. donnellyi (type species) and O. longipositor. The second includes Antipodogomphus Fraser [A. acolythus (Martin), A. hodgkini Watson, A. neophytus Fraser, A. proselythus (Martin) (type species) plus two new species: A. dentosus, A. edentulus], and Austrogomphus Selys, divided into five subgenera, Austrogomphus Selys [A. angeli Tillyard, A. arbustorum Tillyard, A. australis Dale in Selys, A. collaris Hagen in Selys, A. cornutus, sp. nov., A. doddi Tillyard, A. guerini (Rambur) (type species), A. mjobergi Sjöstedt, A. ochraceus (Selys) and A. pusillus Sjöstedt], Austroepigomphus Fraser, stat. nov. [A. melaleucae Tillyard, A. praeruptus (Selys) (type species)], plus three new subgenera, Pleiogomphus [A. amphiclitus (Selys) (type species), A. bifurcatus Tillyard, A. prasinus Tillyard, plus a new species, A. divaricatus], Xerogomphus [A. gordoni Watson, A. turneri Martin (type species)], and Zephyrogomphus [type- and only species A. lateralis (Selys)]. Lectotypes are designated for Hemigomphus heteroclytus Selys and Antipodogomphus neophytus Fraser, and neotypes for Austrogomphus gouldii Selys and Austrogomphus collaris Hagen in Selys. Data are provided on the larvae of endemic genera, and on the distributions and habitats of species, all of which are keyed.
Further review of the genus Maoraxia Obenberger (Coleoptera : Buprestidae)
Authors: Bellamy CL
Published: April 2005

The buprestine genus Maoraxia Obenberger is reviewed. Two species of Anthaxia, A. cordicollis Fauvel and A. excavata Fauvel, from New Caledonia are transferred to Maoraxia with lectotypes designated for each. A third specimen of M. storeyi is recorded. A brief discussion of the Maoraxiina is given with comments on the known distribution of the species and historical biogeographical inferences. A key to the species and complete synonymies are given. A preliminary phylogeny for the species of Maoraxia is discussed.
A review of the genus Pariphimedia (Crustacea : Amphipoda : Iphimediidae) with redescription of two species from the Southern Ocean
Authors: Coleman CO , Barnard JL
Published: April 2005

Two of the three species of Pariphimedia, from Antarctica, are redescribed as based on fresh material. A new generic diagnosis and a key to the species are provided.
Australian and New Guinea species of the biting midge genus Brachypogon (Diptera : Ceratopogonidae)
Authors: Debenham M
Published: April 2005

The status and differentiation of the genera Ceratopogon, Brachypogon and Isohelea have remained uncertain despite repeated attempts at clarification. In 1964 Tokunaga described five species of Ceratopogon from Papua New Guinea, treating Brachypogon and Isohelea as synonyms of Ceratopogon. Wirth & Grogan (1988) determined that Ceratopogon was a purely Holarctic genus, and listed four of Tokunaga's species in Brachypogon, which they regarded as a genus with two subgenera, Brachypogon s.s. and Isohelea. (The fifth species was transferred to another genus, Nannohelea.) No species of the Ceratopogon group have been described from Australia. In this paper 24 species, 20 of which are new, are recorded from Australia and New Guinea. Seventeen of the new species — B. artemis, B. bryanae, B. corniger, B. medusae, B. bifurcus, B. pollices, B. tabernaculum, B. gearyae, B. hercules, B. subiectus, B. gravidus, B. idolon, B. lorica, B. curtus, B. institor, B. griffithsae and B. nicolaii — and two of Tokunaga's species, B. petersi and B. novaguineae, are placed in Brachypogon (Brachypogon), in two species-groups. Two of the new species, B. hadrosaurus and B. dehiscens, are placed in Brachypogon (Isohelea), while B. alexandros, sp. nov. and Tokunaga's B. maai and B. papuensis are placed in a new subgenus of Brachypogon, Sarissohelea. Detailed diagnoses of the subgenera are given, and the pupae of Brachypogon (Brachypogon) species are described for the first time.
New combinations, synonymies, redescriptions, and new species of cockroaches, mostly Indo-Australian Blattellidae
Authors: Roth LM
Published: April 2005

New species, new synonymies and new combinations are given for the following blattellid genera: Carbrunneria Princis, Episymploce Bey-Bienko, Parasymploce Hebard, Blattella Caudell, Balta Tepper, Margattea Shelford, Allacta Saussure & Zehntner and Supella (Nemosupella) Rehn. New species are: Parasymploce dumoganensis, Allacta australiensis and Allacta mcgavini. New synonymies and combinations are: Molestella Bruijning is Margattea; Margattea buettikoferi Bruijning is Margattea brevialata (Caudell); Margattea kumamotonis kumamotonis (Shiraki) is Margattea nimbata (Shelford); Margattea kumamotonis shirakii (Princis) is Margattea nimbata shirakii (Princis). The following are transferred to Margattea: Molestella molesta (Brunner), Phyllodromia Iuteomaculata Hanitsch, Blattella brevialata Caudell, Theganosilpha ogatai Asahina, Theganosilpha satsumana Asahina, Ceratinoptera gyldenstolpe Hanitsch, Scalida gemmata Hanitsch. Asymploce Yuyuang & Pingzhang is Episymploce, and A. rubroverticis Yuy. & Ping. and A. hunanensis Yuy. & Ping. are transferred to that genus. The following belong in Carbrunneria: Ceratinoptera ensifera Shelford, Balta liturata (Tepper), Symploce triramosa (Saussure), Apolyta pallescens Tepper. The following belong in Balta: Stenectoneura litura (Tepper), Margattea bilobata Hanitsch, Margattea setifera Hanitsch, Ceratinoptera variegata Hanitsch. Arublatta Bruijning is Allacta, and the following are transferred to this genus: Phyllodromia puncticollis Brunner, Molestella luteomarginata Hanitsch, Arublatta punctata (Walker), Arublatta basivittata Bruijning, Arublatta maculicllis (Hanitsch), Scalida pantherina Hanitsch. Phyllodromia interlineata (Hanitsch) is a Blattella. Syiiipbce icirodiaiza Roih is a Supeiia (Nernosupella). Blattella similis Bolivar is transferred to Sliferia Roth, and Trogloblattella chapmani Roth is placed in Neotrogloblattella, gen. nov. Redescriptions are given for most of the above taxa, as well as others in their correct genera but which are difficult to determine from their original descriptions.
Taxonomy of the genus Phaulacridium and a related new genus (Orthoptera : Acrididae)
Authors: Key KH L
Published: April 2005

The economically important grasshopper genus Phaulacridium is comprehensively revised. Three Australian and two New Zealand species are recognised and described, of which P. crassum and P. howeanum (both Australian) are new. The species Phaulacridium nanum is removed and allocated to a new genus, Minyacris, along with a new species, M. occidentalis. Distributions of all species are plotted and interpreted.
A revision of Pachyplagioides Gross (Heteroptera : Schizopteridae)
Authors: Hill L
Published: April 2005

Pachyplagioides Gross is redefined and its highly elytrous female is described for the first time. Four new species (P. amblia, P. megale, P. monodus and P. prionote) are described. P. sp. 1 , which may be P. regina Gross, is noted along with P. sp. 2, which is known from a single female. An undescribed species, probably representing an allied and less apomorphic genus, is noted from a single female.
Revision of the genus Isopeda Koch (Heteropodidae : Araneae) in Australia
Authors: Hirst DB
Published: April 2005

The genus Isopeda Koch is revised. Isopeda vasta (Koch), type species, is diagnosed. Four other valid species, I. leishmanni Hogg, I. montana Hogg, I. villosa Koch and I. woodwardi Hogg, are redescribed. Isopeda pengellya Hogg is synonymised with I. leishmanni. Eleven species are described as new: I. alpina, I. binnaburra, I. brachyseta, I. canberrana, I. echuca, I. girraween, I. magna, I. parnabyi, I. prolata, I. queenslandensis and I. subalpina. Four species-groups are recognised.
Ameloctopus litoralis, gen. et sp. nov. (Cephalopoda : Octopodidae), a new shallow-water octopus from tropical Australian waters
Authors: Norman MD
Published: April 2005

A new genus of octopus is described from northern Australian waters. Ameloctopus litoralis, gen. et sp. nov., is a shallow-water octopus characterised by the absence of an ink sac, vestigial funnel organ, terminal organ without a diverticulum, marked elongation of the arms and arm autotomy. It is found across northern Australia from southern Queensland to north-west Western Australia, primarily on coastal mudflats and intertidal reefs. This species occupies lairs in shallow and intertidal coastal habitats, feeding by extending arms from the safety of the lair or by foraging at night during low tides, over open sand, mud and rubble. A. litoralis lays large eggs, indicating that hatchlings are benthic and dispersal limited. Loss of the ink sac in a shallow-water octopod and the development of arm autotomy are discussed. Relationships with other octopod taxa exhibiting similar traits are examined.
Alloxystinae (Hymenoptera : Cynipoidea : Charipidae) in Australia
Authors: Carver M
Published: April 2005

Five species of alloxystine hyperparasites of aphids are herein recognised from Australia, namely Alloxysta australiae (Ashmead), A. darci (Girault), A. fuscicornis (Hartig), A. carinata, sp. nov. and Phaenoglyphis villosa (Hartig). Hypodiranchis aphidae Froggatt is synonymised with A. fuscicornis, and Glyptoxysta bifoveata Girault with P. villosa. A key is given to the species. A. fuscicornis is the common hyperparasite of Brevicoryne brassicae (Linnaeus), the cabbage aphid; A. australiae and P. villosa are polyphagous parasites of Aphidiinae in Aphididae; and A. darci is a polyphagous parasite of Aphelinus spp. in Aphidinae. The hosts of A. carinata are unknown. Other aspects of the biology and host relations of the Alloxystinae, where known, are discussed.
Terrestrial Isopoda (Crustacea) from the Togian Islands, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Authors: Taiti S , Ferrara F , Kwon DH
Published: April 2005

A total of 25 species of terrestrial Isopoda are recorded from the Togian Is, Sulawesi. One genus (Dryadillo : Armadillidae) and six species (Adoniscus insularis, Littorophiloscia tominensis, Burmoniscus schultzi, B. togianensis, B. punctatus and Tuberillo celebensis) are described as new. A new species of Dryadillo (D. kemaensis) is described from specimens from Kema, Sulawesi. The genus Vavoscia Schultz is considered to be a junior synonym of Burmoniscus Collinge, Tylos bilobus Lewis from Queensland of T. opercularis Budde-Lund, Chaetophiloscia formosana Verhoeff and Rennelloscia mucronata Vandel of Burmoniscus javanensis (Richardson Searle), and Nagara lombocensis Herold of Nagurus modestus (Dollfus). Philoscia angusticauda Budde-Lund, from Borneo, and P. variegata Dollfus (of which P. cinctella Dollfus is a synonym), from Sulawesi, are transferred to Burmoniscus, Armadillo rectifrons Dollfus, from Sulawesi, to Dryadillo, gen. nov., and Hybodillo jubatus Herold, from Sumatra, to Tuberillo Schultz. Several poorly known species are illustrated.
Austrarturellidae (Crustacea : Isopoda : Valvifera), a new family from Australasia
Authors: Poore GCB , Bardsley TM
Published: April 2005

The family Austrarcturellidae is established for Austrarcturella, gen. nov., Abyssarcturella, gen. nov., Pseudarcturella Tattersall (1921) and Scyllarcturella, gen. nov. Males of this family share a uniquely modified first pleopod in which the exopod has a lateral secondary ramus. The pleotelson is usually of a unique inverted flat-bottomed boat-shape, and the dactyli of pereopods 2 and 3 have a minute proximal part and elongate unguis. The genus Pseudarcturella Tattersall (1921) is redefined; its type species, P. chiltoni Tattersall, is redescribed and P. crenulata, sp. nov. added. Thirteen species of Austrarcturella, gen. nov. are described from the Australian continental shelf and slope: A. oculata (Beddard) (type species), A. aphelura, sp. nov., A. brychia, sp. nov., A. callosa, sp. nov., A. cava (Hale), A. corona, sp. nov., A. hirsuta, sp. nov., A. inornata, sp. nov., A. macrokola, sp. nov., A. pictila, sp. nov., A. sexspinosa, sp. nov., A. spinipes, sp, nov. and A. thetidis, sp. nov. One further species, A. galathea, sp, nov., is described from New Zealand. Abyssarcturella, gen. nov. is diagnosed and two species from deep water in eastern Australia are described: A. panope, sp. nov. (type species) and A. cidaris, sp. nov. Scyllarcturella, gen, nov. is diagnosed for S. falcata, sp. nov. from deep water in north-eastern Australia. Keys to all taxa are presented and their distributions are briefly discussed.
The systematics of the Australasian Dexiini (Diptera : Tachinidae : Dexiinae) with revisions of endemic genera
Authors: Barraclough DA
Published: April 2005

The Dexiini form a significant component of the Australasian tachinid fauna and include species that parasitise mainly larvae of scarabaeid or cerarnbycid beetles . A generic key and keys to species of all endemic genera (some species-groups of Senostoma excepted) are provided . Senostoma is divided into four species-groups (longipes. rubricarinaturn. punctipenne and hirsutilunula). each described and treated separately. The dominant longipes-group is revised (with a species key). and the remaining groups thoroughly reviewed. with putative species concepts identified . Prosena is not revised, but all valid Australasian species are listed, existing species keys assessed, and various taxonomic and nomenclatural difficulties discussed. The endemic genera (Prosena excepted) are revised from 47 to 85 species (2 nomina dubia included) in 14 valid genera (previously 13). Six new genera are described: Patulifions, Rasiliverpa (based on two species previously placed in Billaea), Cantrellius, Gemursa, Paulipalpus and Effusimentum. Five generic names are newly synonymised: Anatropomyia Malloch, 1930 and Hobartia Malloch, 1930 = Trichostylum Macquart, 1851; Acucera Malloch, 1930 = Geraldia Malloch, 1930; Ola Paramonov, 1968 = Rutilotrixa Townsend, 1933; Macropodexia Townsend, 1933 = Senostoma Macquart, 1847. In all, 73 species are described or redescribed. These comprise 43 new species described in 13 genera [most notably in Trichostylum (10), Geraldia (12) and Senostoma (7)]. An additional 17 species (each based on inadequate material) are left undescribed, but are diagnosed by inclusion in species keys. Six species names are newly synonymised: Chaetogaster diversa Pararnonov, 1954 = Trixa lateralis Walker, 1849; Ola erasmusi Paramonov, 1968 = Rutilia nigrithorax Macquart, 185 1 ; Austrodexia communis Malloch, 1930 = Dexia appendiculata Macquart, 1851; Austrodexia mixta Malloch, 1930 = Dexia longipes Macquart, 1846; Lasiocalypter nigrihirta Malloch, 1930 = Dexia tessellata Macquart, 1851; Lasiocalyptrina modesta Malloch, 1930 = Dexia testaceicornis Macquart, 1851. Nine new combinations are established: Trichostylum flavicorne (Malloch, 1930); Trichostylum peculiare (Malloch, 1930); Rasiliverpa agrianomei (Mesnil, 1969); Rasiliverpa vicinella (Mesnil, 1969); Geraldia montana (Malloch, 1930); Rutilotrixa insectaria (Paramonov, 1968); Rutilotrixa nigrithorax (Macquart, 1851); Rutilotrixa wilsoni (Paramonov, 1954); Senostoma longipes (Macquart, 1846). A lectotype is designated for Billaea agrianomei Mesnil, 1969. The relationships of Australasian genera are reviewed. These comprise two main lineages, which have radiated in distinct adaptive zones, utilising larval hosts in separate niches. Thus carinate genera parasitise Scarabaeidae resident in soil, while non-carinate genera attack mainly wood-dwelling Cerambycidae.
Revision of the genus Isopedella (Araneae : Heteropodidae)
Authors: Hirst DB
Published: April 2005

The genus Isopedella Hirst is redefined and the valid species, I. cana (Simon), I. cerussata (Simon), I. conspersa (Koch), I. flavida (Koch), I. frenchi (Hogg), I. inola (Strand), I. leai (Hogg), I. meraukensis (Chrysanthus) and I. saundersi (Hogg), are revised. I. pessleri (Thorell), the type species, is diagnosed and the genus is redefined. I. terangana (Strand) from New Guinea is discussed. I. ardrossana (Hogg), I. tepperi (Hogg) and I. tietzi (Hogg) are synonyms of I. leai. Zsopeda maculigaster (Strand) is a synonym of I. conspersa. Seven new species are described as I. ambathala, I. castanea, I. cerina, I. gibsandi, I. maculosa, I. tindalei and I. victorialis. Three species-groups are recognised. A key is provided for Australian species.
Revision of the Iridomyrmex purpureus species-group (Hymenoptera : Formicidae)
Authors: Shattuck SO
Published: April 2005

The ants of the purpureus group of the dolichoderine genus Iridomyrmex are revised. The group is defined for the first time and divided into four complexes (bigi, purpureus, sanguineus, viridiaeneus). Three of the previously known taxa, I. purpureus purpureus (F. Smith), I. purpureus sanguineus Forel and I. purpureus viridiaeneus Viehmeyer, are redescribed and the last two are raised to full species, while I. detectus castrae Viehmeyer is synonymised under I. purpureus. Additionally, eight new species (I. bigi, I. galbanus, I. greensladei, I. lividus, I. reburrus, I. spadius, I. spodipilus, I. variscapus) are described. A key for the separation of workers is presented, and known biologies and distributions are summarised.
Salticidae (Arachnida : Araneae) of the Oriental, Australian and Pacific regions. X.* Genera Afraflacilla Berland & Millot 1941 and Evarcha Simon 1902
Authors: Zabka M
Published: April 2005

Afraflacilla is reinstated and newly recorded from Australia and Papua New Guinea. Diagnoses and figures of six new species (A. courti, A. vestjensi, A. grayorum, A. huntorurn, A. yeni and A. stridulator) are presented. Cytaea infrastriata (Keyserling) is transferred to Evarcha, and Habrocestum flavipes Keyserling is synonymised with Evarcha infrastriata (Keyserling). Evarcha is reported from Australia for the first time. Remarks on relationships, biology and distribution of both genera are given. Menemerus albocinctus Keyserling is transferred to Evarcha and is excluded from the list of Australian salticids.*Part VIII. Rec. W.A. Aust. Mus. 15, 673-84.
On a major radiation of freshwater snails in Tasmania and eastern Victoria: a preliminary overview of the Beddomeia group (Mollusca : Gastropoda : Hydrobiidae)
Authors: Ponder WF , Clark GA , Miller AC , Toluzzi A
Published: April 2005

A total of 67 taxa, forming part of a major radiation of freshwater hydrobiid snails in Tasmania and eastern Victoria, are described. Four genera are recognised within the radiation: Beddomeia (47 taxa), Phrantela (13 taxa), Nanocochlea, gen. nov. (three taxa) in Tasmania and Victodrobia, gen. nov. (four taxa) in eastern Victoria. Fifty-nine of the species-group taxa are newly described, three of these being given subspecific status. Species-group taxa are separated using morphological data based on 78 characters from the shell, radula, non-genital and genital anatomy. Individual taxa appear to occupy a rather small range of habitats, although within the radiation species are found in many different environments ranging from large rivers to tiny seeps and springs or caves. Nearly all taxa occupy very small geographic ranges, 38 being known only from single localities. Maps indicating the distributions of described taxa and additional populations with similar shell morphologies (but otherwise unworked) are presented. A preliminary phylogenetic hypothesis based on a cladistic analysis, and an overview of the biogeography of the group are presented and conservation considerations are discussed.
A revision of Atesta Pascoe (Coleoptera : Cerambycidae : Phoracanthini) from Australia, with descriptions of eighteen new species
Authors: Wang Q
Published: April 2005

The Australian cerambycid genus Atesta Pascoe is revised and a new concept of the genus is given. Acyrusa Pascoe and Sisyrium Pascoe, previously placed in Callidiopini, are synonymised with Atesta in the Phoracanthini. These changes bring the total number of species of Atesta to at least 34, 18 of which are described as new: A. thorntoni, A, latifasciata, A. mediana, A. patula, A. newi, A. paratasmanica, A. centroaustralica, A. houstoni, A. mapida, A. carteri, A. brooksi, A. brittoni, A. unifasciata, A. nigrihumerus, A. longoelytrata, A. pubescens, A. minuta and A. sita. A. sisyrioides, nom. nov. is proposed as a replacement name for A. buasciata (Carter), consequent on synonymy of Sisyrium with Atesta. Diagnoses and brief descriptions of other species are given. New synonyms are listed as follows (senior synonyms last): Acyrusa and Sisyrium with Atesta, Atesta angasi (Pascoe) var. unicolor Carter with A. angasi (Pascoe), Sisyrium ventrale Blackburn with A. vittata (Blackburn), S. plagiatum Gahan with A. sparsa (Blackburn). Male terminalia are described and figured, and ovipositors are figured. A key to the 34 species is provided. Preliminary division into species-groups is discussed.
Sphaeromatidae (Crustacea : Isopoda : Flabellifera) from the South China Sea
Authors: Kussakin OG , Malyutina MV
Published: April 2005

Collections of sphaeromatids from the northern and western South China Sea are reported. As a result of this study, the number of sphaeromatid species known from this sea has been more than tripled. Descriptions and illustrations of four new species (Dynoides harrisoni, Cerceis sinensis, Paracerceis holdichi and Paraleptosphaeroma brucei) from the South China Sea are presented, a new genus, Chitonosphaera, is erected for Gnorimosphaeroma lata Nishimura, 1968, and records are presented for a further 24 species.
Larvae of Leptus (Acarina : Erythraeidae) ectoparasitic on higher insects of Australia and New Guinea
Authors: Southcott RV
Published: April 2005

Larval Leptus (Acarina : Erythraeidae) ectoparasitic on higher insects (Neuroptera. Coleoptera. Lepidoptera. Hymenoptera) are comprehensively reviewed (Diptera were considered previously) . The new species (all from Australia) comprise: L. spinalatus (from Neuroptera); L. belicolus. L. cerambycius. L. faini. L. halli. L. heleus. L. jenseni. L. orthrius. L. tarranus. L. titinius. L. truncatus. L. utheri (all from Coleoptera); L. agrotis, L. georgeae (from Lepidoptera); and L. monteithi (from Hymenoptera). A key is given to the larvae of Leptus from Australia and New Guinea . L. agrotis is an ectoparasite of Agrotis infusa (Boisduval), the bogong moth, whose larvae are an important pasture pest in south-eastern Australia; as well as the larva, the deutonymph and adult are described. Leptus boggohoranus Haitlinger is recorded from a further New Guinea species of Coleoptera. L. charon Southcott, originally described from an Australian dipteran, is recorded as ectoparasitic on an Australian larval lepidopteran (Anthela sp., Anthelidae), as well as from adult Lepidoptera and Coleoptera. Leptus trucidatus (Hull, 1923), comb. nov., is proposed for Achorolophus trucidatus Hull, 1923, an adult from Western Australia.
A revision of the Australian genus Podotenus A. Schmidt (Coleoptera : Scarabaeoidea : Aphodiini)
Authors: Stebnicka ZT , Howden HF
Published: April 2005

Podotenus A. Schmidt is elevated to generic status and the Australian species included therein are revised. Thirty species are described or redescribed, keyed and illustrated. The following new species (21) are recognised: P. allynensis, NSW; P. arrowsmithensis, WA; P. athertonensis, Qld; P. badgingarrae, WA; P. barringtonensis, NSW, Qld; P. bourkensis, NSW; P. channonensis, NSW, Qld; P. coffensis, NSW, Qld; P. dilgryensis, NSW; P. forrestensis, WA; P. gallagheri, NSW, Qld; P. matthewsi, WA; P. nigrosetosus, SA; P. oodlawirraensis, SA; P. otwayensis, NSW, SA, Vic; P. pseudovictoriae, NSW; P. schmidti, WA; P. storeyi, Qld; P. toowoornbaensis, NSW, Qld; P. wauchopensis, NSW, Qld; P. williamsi, NSW. All of the species found in Australia are endemic and many have very restricted ranges.
Tertiary Bryozoan genera in the present-day Australiasian fauna — Implications for classification and biogeography
Authors: Gordon DP
Published: April 2005

The type species of three little-known Tertiary bryozoan genera have been examined and redescribed. Victorian Bitectipora lineata, previously the only recognised species of Bitectiporidae, is shown to be related to a present-day New Zealand species which may now also be included in Bitectipora. Further, the family Bitectiporidae MacGillivray, 1895 is here considered to be a senior subjective synonym of Hippoporinidae Brown, 1952. Schizosmittina, a French Miocene genus, is confirmed to be congeneric with a suite of Holocene Australasian species and removed from the Smittinidae to the Bitectiporidae. However, on the basis of ovicellular morphology, both families are considered to be closely related. The scarcely used superfamily taxon Smittinoidea is re-established for those families with 'smittinid' ovicells (in contradistinction to 'schizoporellid' ovicells). The genus Stephanollona, based on a French Miocene species, is recognised to be a senior subjective synonym of Brodiella (Phidoloporidae), which includes present-day species from Australasia, South Africa, southern South America, Madeira, south-west Britain and the Mediterranean.
The oriental and Australasian species of Platypezidae (Diptera)
Authors: Chandler PJ
Published: April 2005

The Platypezidae of the Oriental and Australasian Regions are revised, on the basis of a study of surviving types and other available material from these Regions. All genera and species are keyed and described; male genitalia and other diagnostic features are figured, and possible relationships are discussed. Seven genera with 43 species are recognised (19 in 7 genera are Oriental, 25 in 3 genera are Australasian, 19 in Australia itself; one species, Lindneromyia argyrogyna (de Meijere), in both Regions), 24 of them described as new: Microsania boycei (Vic, NSW), M. arthuri (Tas, NSW, WA, PNG), M. nigralula (Qld, WA, PNG), M. unicornuta (PNG), M. hebridensis (Vanuatu), M. albani (Philippines), M. lanka (Sri Lanka), Agathomyia austrocollinella (NSW), A. pluvialis (PNG), Platypeza burmensis (Burma), P. malaisei (Burma), Lindneromyia gressitti (New Britain, PNG, Larat, Qld, NSW), L. curta (Indonesia, Vietnam, India, Sri Lanka), L. kandyi (Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, Sri Lanka), L. quatei (Vietnam), L. pendleburyi (Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines), L. waui (PNG), L. fonsecai (NSW), L. argentifascia (NSW, ACT, Qld), L. austraquila (ACT, NSW, Qld), L. flavipalpis (Vic, NSW, SA, WA), L. albomaculata (NSW), L. pulchra (Qld, NSW) and L. merimbulae (NSW). An enlarged concept of Lindneromyia Kessel, anticipated in recent Catalogues, is discussed and justified; L. sauteri (Oldenberg), L. kerteszi (Oldenberg) and L. bnmettii (Kessel & Clopton) are new combinations. The following new synonymies are established: Agathomyia antennata (Zetterstedt) = A. hardyi Kessel & Clopton, Lindneromyia bmnettii (Kessel & Clopton) = Plesioclythia schlingeri Kessel & Clopton. Lectotypes are designated for Agathomyia thoracica Oldenberg, Clythia sauteri Oldenberg, C. kerteszi Oldenberg, Platypeza glaucescens Walker and P. obscura Brunetti.
Australian chordeumatidan millipeds. I. New observations on the genus Peterjohnsia Mauries, with the description of the a new species from Tasmania (Diplopoda : Chordeumatida : Peterjohnsiidae)
Authors: Shear WA , Mesibov R
Published: April 2005

A new species of peterjohnsiid milliped, Peterjohnsia titan, is described from Tasmania. Examination of the gonopods of this species and the three previously described from Queensland showed that the Family Peterjohnsiidae belongs to the Superfamily Heterochordeumatoidea, not Cleidogonoidea as originally supposed.
Fellodistomidae and Lepocreadiidae (Platyhelminthes : Digenea) from chaetodontid fishes (Perciformes) from Heron Island, southern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Authors: Bray RA , Cribb TH , Barker SC
Published: April 2005

Eight species of digenean parasite are described or redescribed from chaetodontid fishes from the southern Great Barrier Reef at Heron Island, Queensland. Six of these species belong to the Fellodistomidae: Symmetrovesicula chaetodontis (from Chaetodon aureofasciatus, C. bennetti, C. plebeius, C. rainfordi, C. speculum and C. trifosciatus), Paradiscogaster chaetodontis (from Chaetodon auriga, C, lineolatus, C. melannotus, C, plebeius, C. ulietensis and Heniochus chrysostomus), Paradiscogaster flindersi, sp. nov. (from Chaetodon ornatissimus [type-host], C. plebeius, C. rainfordi, C. trifascialis, C. trifasciatus and Heniochus varius), Paradiscogaster eniwetokensis (from Chaetodon aureofasciatus, C. baronessa, C. bennetti, C. flavirostris, C. ornatissimus, C. plebeius, C, rainfordi, C, speculum, C. trifascialis, C. ulietensis, C. unimaculatus, Chelmon rostratus and Heniochus varius), Paradiscogaster quasimodo, sp. nov. (from Chaetodon auriga, C. lineolatus, C. ulietensis and [?] C. ornatissimus) and Paradiscogaster glebulae, sp. nov. (from C. aureofasciatus C. bennetti, C. citrinellus, C. mertensii, C. ornatissimus, C. rainfordi, C. speculum, C. unimaculatus and Heniochus varius). The remaining two species belong to the Lepocreadiidae: Multitestis pyriformis (from Coradion chrysozonus) and Neohypocreadium dorsoporum (from Chaetodon aureofasciatus, C. auriga, C. flavirostris, C. kleinii, C. lineolatus, C. melannotus, C. pelewensis, C. plebeius, C. ulietensis, C. vagabundus, Heniochus chrysostomus and Parachaetodon ocellatus). The new combination Neohypocreadium chaetodoni (Madhavi, 1972) [originally in Preptetos] is made. A key to the species of Parodiscogaster is given.
Revision of the tropical fruit flies (Diptera : Tephritidae : Dacinae) of south-east Asia. I. Ichneumonopsis Hardy and Monacrostichus Bezzi
Authors: Drew RAI , Hancock DL
Published: April 2005

One species of Ichneumonopsis Hardy and two species of Monacrostichus Bezzi are known worldwide. Ichneumonopsis burmensis Hardy and Monacrostichus citricola Bezzi are revised and Monacrostichus malaysiae, sp. nov., described. New distribution and host records are reported for M. citricola, and the genera are redefined.
New species and a new species-group of the coral genus Acropora (Scleractina : Astrocoeniina : Acroporidae) from Indo-Pacific locations
Authors: Wallace CC
Published: April 2005

Eleven new species of the circum-tropical coral genus Acropora (Scleractinia : Astrocoeniina : Acroporidae) are described from material collected during a study of the biogeography of the genus worldwide. Previously known Indo-Pacific species of this genus mostly have broad distributions. The newly described species have been overlooked because they have more restricted distributions and in some cases they occur in deeper, rarely sampled, habitats; they thus contribute new information for assessment of the ecology and distribution patterns of the genus. Seven of the new species have low numbers of radial corallites relative to axial corallite number, a phenomenon uncommon amongst well-known (and widely distributed) species. It is suggested that this character would result in low reproductive output and may be responsible for the limited range of the species concerned. The new species are assigned to existing species-groups and a new species-group is suggested to accommodate two new species and three other valid species.
Revision of Pseudofoenus Kieffer (Hymenoptera : Gasteruptiidae), a Hyptiogastrine wasp genus endemic to New Zealand
Authors: Jennings JT , Austin AD
Published: April 2005

The endemic New Zealand genus Pseudofoenus Kieffer is revised and removed from synonymy with Hyptiogaster Kieffer. Two species are recognised in females by the form of the hind tarsi, and in males by differences in the genitalia. However, no morphological characters have been found to associate the sexes, nor has distributional information been useful in this regard. Pseudofoenus crassipes (Smith) and P. unguiculatus (Westwood) are redescribed for females only, while P. nocticolor Kieffer and P. pedunculatus (Schletterer) are described on the basis of males. P. ungicularis (Smith) is synonymised with P. unguiculatus (Westwood). The taxonomic history, monophyly and biology of the genus are discussed, as are nomenclatural problems resulting from damaged types and an inability to associate the sexes.
The order Zoraptera (Insecta) from Christmas Island, Indian Ocean
Authors: New TR
Published: April 2005

A new species of Zorotypus Silvestri, Z. lawrencei, sp.nov., is described from female specimens collected on Christmas Island, marking the first species of the insect order Zoraptera from an Australian territory.
Revision of Australian genera in the tribes Aphodiini, Aegialiini and Proctophanini (Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Aphodiinae)
Authors: Stebnicka ZT , Howden HF
Published: April 2005

One tribe, Proctophanini, and one genus, Candezeollus, are described as new. Two subgenera are elevated to generic status: Acrossidius Schmidt and Drepanocanthoides Schmidt. Thirty-six species are described, keyed and illustrated, including 13 new species: Drepanocanthoides canberrae, ACT, NSW, Vic.; D. walpolensis, WA; D. windyensis, WA; Acrossidius brittoni, SA; Candezeollus pseudocandezei, SA, Qld, Vic.; Podotenus kulkpzensis, Vic.; P. tennantensis, NT; Saprus lawrencei, NSW; S. victoriae, Vic.; S. weiri, NSW; Proctophanes anneae, WA; P. caldwellensis, NSW, Qld; P. scrubensis, Qld. One subgeneric and four specific names are synonymised: Acrossoides Schmidt (= Acrossidius Schmidt), Aphodius demarzi Petrovitz, and Aphodius pawoniger Lea (= Drepanocanthoides neglectus Schmidt), Aphodius (Acrossidius) pallidihirtus Balthasar (= Acrossidius tasmaniae Hope), and Aphodius (Nialus) pseudolividus Balthasar (= Aphodius (Nialus) lividus Olivier).
A taxonomic revision of the Australian genus Phoracantha Newman (Coleoptera : Cerambycidae)
Authors: Wang Qiao
Published: April 2005

The Australian longicom beetle genus Phoracantha Newman is revised and the scope of the genus is redefined. Tryphocaria Pascoe is synonyrnised with Phoracantha. The revised Phoracantha includes 40 species, 9 of which are described as new: P. niamata, P. manifesta, P. ancoralis, P. multiformis, P. complicata, P. tuberalis, P. cruciata, P. perbella and P. rugithoracica. Diagnosis and brief descriptions of other species are provided. New synonyms are listed as follows (senior synonyms last): Tryphocaria with Phoracantha, Xypeta Pascoe with Phoracantha, T. gisleni Tippmann with P. northamensis (McKeown), P. recurva papua Gressitt with P. recurva Newman, P. hospita Pascoe with P. semipunctata (Fabricius), P. posticalis Blackburn with P. obscura (Donovan). Distributional maps are given for all species except P. princeps (Blackburn). Male terminalia are described and figured, and ovipositors are figured only. A key to the 40 species is given. Brief comments are given on the biology of this beetle group.
Hirsutonuphis (Polychaeta : Onuphidae) from Australia, with a discussion of setal progression in juveniles
Authors: Paxton H
Published: April 2005

This study recognises five Australian species of Hirsutonuphis, of which three are newly described; a key to adults is provided. Juvenile stages of the three new species, ranging from recently settled to near adult individuals, are described, with emphasis on the appearance and replacement of provisional and permanent hooks. Anterior pseudocompound hooks are generally preceded by compound falcigers. Two types of anterior provisional subacicular hooks, representing relict structures, occur in juveniles. Posterior provisional hooks, representing precursor subacicular hooks, occur in juveniles and the most posterior segments of adults. This study demonstrates that while setal progression in the genus shows species specific differences, it follows a pattern that is similar for allied genera but not identical for the whole family.
Australian Asyndetus Loew and Cryptophlels Lichtwardt (Diptera : Dolichopodidae), with notes on the Oriental and western Pacific faunas
Authors: Bickel DJ
Published: April 2005

The Australian species of two genera, Asyndetus Loew and Cryptophleps Lichtwardt (Diptera : Dolichopodidae : Diaphorinae), all from the north of the continent, are described in the wider context of the Oriental and Pacific faunas. The phylogenetic relationships of the two genera are discussed. The Australian Asyndetus comprises two species: A. infernus, sp. nov., and A. secundus, sp. nov., both of which are closely related to the Melanesian fauna. The Australian Cryptophleps comprises four species: C. cyplus, sp. nov., C. nova, sp, nov., C. inornatus, sp. nov., and C. yungaburra, sp. nov. In addition, C. atollensis, sp, nov., from Micronesia and C. solomonis, sp. nov., from the Solomon and Samoan Islands are described.
Gall-Inducing Thysanoptera (Phlaeothripidae) on Acacia Phyllodes in Australia: Host-plant relations and keys to genera and species
Authors: Mound LA , Crespi BJ , Kranz B
Published: April 2005

The available biological information on the association, unique to Australia, between gall-inducing thrips and the phyllodes of Acacia species is summarised. Identification keys to the three genera and 21 gall-inducing species involved are presented, together with descriptions of nine new species (Kladothrips harpophyllae, Kladothrips maslini, Kladothrips xiphius, Oncothrips morrisi, Oncothrips schwarzi, Oncothrips sterni, Oncothrips torus, Onychothrips pilbara and Onychothrips zygus).