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{"title":"A Revision of Australian Anchiale Stål, 1875 (Phasmida: Phasmatidae), with the Description of Two New Species","authors":"Braxton R. Jones,&nbsp;Paul D. Brock,&nbsp;Ross M. Coupland,&nbsp;Angus Emmott,&nbsp;Nathan Lo","doi":"10.1111/aen.70096","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70096","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Australian species of the Phasmida genus <i>Anchiale</i> Stål, 1875 (Phasmatinae: Phasmatini) are updated to include five species: <i>Anchiale albopunctata</i> (Kirby, 1896) <b>stat. rev.</b> (removed from synonymy with <i>A. briareus</i> (Gray, 1834)); <i>A. briareus</i> Gray, 1834 (= <i>Ctenomorpha tessulata</i> Gray, 1835 <b>syn. nov.</b>; = <i>A. austrotessulata</i> Brock &amp; Hasenpush, 2007, replacement name for <i>C. tessulata</i> Gray, 1835), <i>A. mabiensis</i> Coupland &amp; Emmott, <b>sp. nov.</b>; <i>A. robusta</i> Brock &amp; Jones, <b>sp. nov.</b>; and <i>A. spinicollis</i> Gray, 1833. Lectotypes are designated for <i>Ctenomorpha albopunctatum</i> Kirby, 1896, <i>C. nigrovaria</i> Stål, 1875 (= <i>A. briareus</i>) and <i>C. tessulata</i> Gray, 1835. These taxonomic decisions are supported by Bayesian and Maximum Likelihood phylogenetic analyses based on the mitochondrial <i>COXI</i> gene fragment of all species except <i>A. spinicollis</i>. <i>Anchiale albopunctata</i> is currently known from mideastern Queensland, <i>A. briareus</i> from north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland, <i>A. mabiensis</i> <b>sp. nov</b>. and <i>A. robusta</i> <b>sp. nov</b>. from tropical eastern Queensland, and <i>A. spinicollis</i> from the Northern Territory. A dichotomous key to all Australian species of <i>Anchiale</i> and their eggs is provided.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70096","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"149047947","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Uncovering the Diversity of Mesostoinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae): A Glimpse Into the Australian Fauna Through a Study of Kangaroo Island","authors":"Shannon P. Tetley,&nbsp;Erinn P. Fagan-Jeffries,&nbsp;Richard V. Glatz,&nbsp;Michelle T. Guzik","doi":"10.1111/aen.70101","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70101","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Mesostoinae are a poorly understood braconid subfamily with unresolved morphological challenges and a complex taxonomic history. This study provides insight into the biodiversity of this subfamily on Kangaroo Island (KI), South Australia. Specimens were curated from existing collection material for DNA extraction and sequencing of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I gene. Molecular species delimitation provided initial characterisation of putative species, and relationships between these putative species were visualised using a maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree. Here, 28 putative species are recorded on KI, most of which are likely to represent undescribed taxa, which more than doubles the number of known mesostoine species in Australia. Two new species of Mesostoinae are described here: <i>Austrohormius labeculus</i> Tetley, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Hormiitis depressa</i> Tetley, <b>sp. nov.</b> These results highlight that the diversity of Mesostoinae has been greatly underestimated in Australia and that further investigation on a larger scale will likely uncover many more Australian species.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70101","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148994581","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Fleas From the Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat and Other Mammalian Hosts of Australia","authors":"David K. Mardon,&nbsp;F. Richard Allison,&nbsp;Stephen C. Barker","doi":"10.1111/aen.70110","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70110","url":null,"abstract":"<p>One of us (DKM) amassed a collection of 283 adult fleas (18 species) from donations by staff of the Queensland National Parks and Wildlife Service and other mammalogists, over 20 years (1967–87). Among this large collection were the first fleas to be found on three species of Australian mammals: (i) <i>Lasiorhinus krefftii</i>, the northern hairy-nosed wombat, a critically endangered species (<i>Echidnophaga cornuta</i>); (ii) <i>Phascolarctos cinereus</i>, the koala (<i>Echidnophaga perilis</i>); and (iii) <i>Ningaui ridei</i>, the Wongai ningaui (<i>Xenopsylla australiaca</i>).</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70110","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942768","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Revision of the Neotropical Genus Brachysiderus Waterhouse, 1881 (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae), Revealing a New Species Among Historical Specimens From the Andes","authors":"Rafael Sobral,&nbsp;Paschoal C. Grossi","doi":"10.1111/aen.70102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70102","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Species of the genus <i>Brachysiderus</i> Waterhouse, 1881 (Dynastinae), are revised, redescribed, and illustrated based on males and females, when available. A new species, <i>Brachysiderus andinus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, previously treated in the collections and in the literature as <i>Brachysiderus quadrimaculatus</i> Waterhouse, 1881, is described from the Peruvian Andes. <i>Brachysiderus tridentiger</i> (Prell, 1934) <b>stat. rev.</b> and <i>Brachysiderus breyeri</i> (Martínez, 1963) <b>stat. rev.</b> are reinstated at the species level. Identification keys for males and females are provided, along with a new distribution map including new records from Bolivia and Brazil.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942678","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Taxonomic Synopsis of Aclopus Erichson, 1835, With The Description of a New Genus and Four New Species (Coleoptera: Melolonthidae)","authors":"Paulo Roberto Marinho Duarte,&nbsp;Diego Felipe Rodrigues,&nbsp;Paschoal Coelho Grossi,&nbsp;Fernando Zagury Vaz-de-Mello","doi":"10.1111/aen.70091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70091","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The South American genus <i>Aclopus</i> Erichson, 1835, is herein treated in a taxonomic synopsis. <i>Aclopus wuenschei</i> Ohaus, 1912 <b>syn. nov.</b> is proposed as a junior synonym of <i>Aclopus vittatus</i> Erichson, 1835, and three new species of <i>Aclopus</i> are described: <i>Aclopus extrema</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>Aclopus frieirocostai</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Aclopus godinhorum</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> Notes on the natural history of <i>A. frieirocostai</i> are also given. Furthermore, <i>Allsoppaclopus</i> <b>gen. nov.</b> is described to include <i>Allsoppaclopus intermedius</i> (Blanchard, 1850) <b>comb. nov.</b> and <i>Allsoppaclopus dzupi</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> Diagnoses, illustrations, distribution maps and identification keys for <i>Aclopus</i> and <i>Allsoppaclopus</i> species, as well as for the genera of Aclopinae, are also provided.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148942347","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Evidence for Hybridisation Between the New Zealand Magpie Moth Nyctemera annulata (Boisduval, 1832) (Lepidoptera: Erebidae) and Its Australian Sister Taxon Nyctemera amicus (White, 1841)","authors":"Will T. Frost,&nbsp;Cor J. Vink,&nbsp;Jon J. Sullivan","doi":"10.1111/aen.70109","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70109","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Hybridisation is a natural evolutionary process, but in recent decades, it has increased between previously geographically separated species due to international transport, land modification and climate change. <i>Nyctemera annulata</i> (Boisduval, 1832), the New Zealand magpie moth, one of only four arctiine tiger moth species endemic to New Zealand, is potentially threatened by hybridisation with its colonising Australian sister taxon, <i>Nyctemera amicus</i> (White, 1841). Previous studies identified putative hybrids based on intermediate morphological traits, but molecular evidence for hybridisation between these taxa has been lacking. In this study, we investigated hybridisation between <i>N. annulata</i> and <i>N. amicus</i> using the mitochondrial gene cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (COI) and nuclear genes RpS5 and Histone H3. We identified two COI haplotypes of <i>N. annulata</i>, differing from <i>N. amicus</i> by 13 nucleotides (2.5% divergence). Nineteen putative hybrids were sequenced, 14 with the <i>N. annulata</i> COI haplotype and five with the <i>N. amicus</i> haplotype, providing molecular evidence consistent with hybridisation. Putative hybrids displayed combinations of colour traits from both parental taxa, which were biased towards <i>N. amicus</i>. Two individuals with the colour traits and morphology of <i>N. amicus</i> had the <i>N. annulata</i> mitochondrial haplotype, demonstrating that hybridisation can occur cryptically and that morphology alone is insufficient for reliable identification. Two putative hybrids from Norfolk Island provide the first evidence of possible hybridisation between these taxa outside New Zealand. Phylogenetic analyses confirmed that <i>N. annulata</i> and <i>N. amicus</i> are closely related sister taxa while remaining genetically distinct from other sampled <i>Nyctemera</i> Hübner, 1820 species. These findings demonstrate incomplete reproductive isolation between these taxa and highlight potential conservation risks to endemic <i>N. annulata</i> populations. Continued monitoring and genomic studies are recommended to determine the extent and evolutionary consequences of hybridisation.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148816663","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Male Dimorphism in a New Species of Cockroach Nocticola glenniei sp. nov. (Blattodea: Nocticolidae) Commensal Within Burrows of Macropanesthia rhinoceros Saussure, 1895 (Blattodea: Blaberidae)","authors":"Toby G. L. Kovacs,&nbsp;James Walker,&nbsp;Nikolai J. Tatarnic,&nbsp;Nathan Lo","doi":"10.1111/aen.70086","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70086","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Polyphenism, where individuals of the same species exhibit distinct physical or behavioural forms, is widespread across insects. Although well studied in charismatic beetles and eusocial insects such as termites and bees, only a few minor cases of male dimorphism have been reported in non-termite cockroaches. Here, we describe a new species of nocticolid cockroach, <i>Nocticola glenniei</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, with an extreme case of male dimorphism. This is the first described <i>Nocticola</i> species containing macropterous males with fully developed tegmina and hind wings, large eyes and dark sclerotisation, and also a brachypterous male morphotype with reduced tegmina and no hind wings, reduced eyes, and light sclerotisation. Most nocticolid species are cave-dwelling, but some are found in epigean habitats such as rainforests, and a few are inquilines of termite nests. <i>Nocticola glenniei</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is associated with the burrows of the Giant Burrowing Cockroach <i>Macropanesthia rhinoceros</i> Saussure, 1895 in far north Queensland, representing the first report of a potential inquiline relationship between a nocticolid and another cockroach species. We visualise the male genitalia using X-ray microtomography (micro-CT) to allow the first in situ representation of the complex genitalia of this group and compare this to <i>Nocticola australiensis</i> Roth, 1988, the closest described relative. We highlight the possibility that past taxonomic work may be incomplete due to the existence of unsampled male morphotypes, which need to be considered in future taxonomic work.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70086","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148848691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Two New Species of Malaveria Viloria & Benmesbah, 2021 (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) From High-Altitude Wet Grasslands of Brazil","authors":"Augusto Henrique Batista Rosa,&nbsp;Eduardo de Proença Barbosa,&nbsp;Diego Rodrigo Dolibaina,&nbsp;Ricardo Russo Siewert,&nbsp;Thamara Zacca,&nbsp;Patrícia Avelino Machado,&nbsp;André Victor Lucci Freitas","doi":"10.1111/aen.70100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70100","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Two new satyrine butterfly species, <i>Malaveria voltolinii</i> Rosa, Barbosa, Siewert &amp; Freitas, <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>Malaveria auster</i> Dolibaina &amp; Zacca, <b>sp. nov.</b> (Satyrinae: Euptychiina), are named, described and illustrated from the Serra da Mantiqueira and Serra do Mar mountain ranges in the states of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo and from the Serra Geral mountain ranges in the states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, respectively. In addition, the first description and illustration of immature stages for the genus is provided, along with novel data on geographic distribution, phenology and life history. These species are apparently restricted to high-altitude wet grasslands, a singular environment that is impacted by anthropogenic pressure and a lack of scientific research.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70100","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148848727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Efficacy of Australian Entomopathogenic Nematodes Against the Pupal Stage of the Small Hive Beetle (Aethina tumida) Under Semi-Field Conditions","authors":"Alihan Katlav,&nbsp;Sitaram Aryal,&nbsp;Sunny Maanju,&nbsp;Manoj Dhakal,&nbsp;Michael Duncan,&nbsp;Clarissa M. House,&nbsp;Uffe N. Nielsen,&nbsp;James M. Cook,&nbsp;Robert N. Spooner-Hart,&nbsp;Markus Riegler","doi":"10.1111/aen.70108","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70108","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The small hive beetle (SHB; <i>Aethina tumida</i>) is a major pest of honey bees that has threatened Australia's apiculture industry since its detection in 2002. Worryingly, the impact of SHB may be exacerbated by the recent establishment of <i>Varroa destructor</i> in eastern Australia. Soil-borne entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) are promising biocontrol agents against SHB because this pest pupates in the soil near honey bee colonies. Previous semi-field and field studies have evaluated EPN efficacy against soil-dwelling SHB stages without distinguishing their effects on pupae from those on wandering larvae. Therefore, it remains unknown whether Australian EPN isolates are effective when applied after SHB has entered the soil and begun pupation. Yet, SHB pupae are immobile within an enclosed pupation chamber in the soil and may have lower EPN susceptibility and encounter rates than wandering larvae. Here, we tested two Australian EPN isolates, <i>Heterorhabditis indica</i> Hi.HRN2 and <i>Steinernema carpocapsae</i> Sc.EG, against SHB pupae in natural soil under glasshouse conditions. Both isolates performed similarly and were highly effective, causing more than 60% mortality before adult emergence, compared with approximately 12% mortality in untreated controls. Their effects persisted after emergence: among emerged adults, 38%–41% died within 7 days post-emergence in the EPN treatments, compared with approximately 2.5% in controls. Total mortality reached approximately 77% for both EPN isolates, compared with 14% in controls. These findings highlight the substantial potential for EPN soil applications to reduce SHB pest pressure outside honey bee hives even when SHB have already pupated and provide a foundation for future field studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70108","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148848631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Myrmecia: Volume 62, Part 3","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/aen.70046","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70046","url":null,"abstract":"<p>No abstract is available for this article.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70046","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148784446","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}