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{"title":"Six New Species of the Myrmecophile Spider Beetle Diplocotes Westwood, 1869 (Coleoptera: Ptinidae) From Australia","authors":"Mahamad Sayab Miya,&nbsp;T. Keith Philips","doi":"10.1111/aen.70087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70087","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The study of myrmecophilous spider beetles of Australia has led to the discovery of six new species of <i>Diplocotes</i>, Westwood, 1869, described herein. Three species—<i>Diplocotes meentheenaensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>Diplocotes septenantennalis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Diplocotes pilbaraensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>—are recorded from the Pilbara region of northwestern Australia. The other three species—<i>Diplocotes mareebaensis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>Diplocotes burwelli</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Diplocotes abbreviantennis</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>—are from Queensland. All species are illustrated, and a distribution map is provided. Dorsal habitus shots of all the other species known in this genus are included to assist in the identification of taxa. The diversity of Australian myrmecophilous spider beetles is also briefly discussed. The widespread distribution of <i>Diplocotes</i> in Australia across diverse habitats, despite all being flightless, indicates the strong potential for the existence of additional new species that could be discovered with further fieldwork.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70087","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148466724","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":"A Century Later: Taxonomic Review of the Neotropical Genus Hyptiocheta Becker, 1922 (Diptera: Dolichopodidae), With Description of Three New Andean Species","authors":"Lucas Quevedo,&nbsp;Matheus M. M. Soares,&nbsp;Silvia Gutiérrez-Bustamante,&nbsp;Carlos J. E. Lamas,&nbsp;Renato S. Capellari","doi":"10.1111/aen.70072","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70072","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The previously monotypic Neotropical genus <i>Hyptiocheta</i> Becker, 1922 is reviewed. <i>Hyptiocheta convexa</i> Becker, 1922 is redescribed, and three new species are described and illustrated from South America: <i>H. archaeoptera</i> Quevedo, Soares &amp; Lamas <b>sp. nov.</b> (Ecuador), <i>H. chuspi</i> Quevedo, Soares &amp; Gutiérrez-Bustamante <b>sp. nov.</b> (Peru) and <i>H. supay</i> Quevedo, Soares &amp; Capellari <b>sp. nov.</b> (Ecuador). We provide high resolution photographs of external and internal morphology; the male and female terminalia are described for the first time, and an identification key for the males and an updated distribution map for the species are also provided. The phylogenetic position of the genus is discussed, along with the importance of Natural History Museum collections for biodiversity studies.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70072","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148386247","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":"Optimisation of Drop-Sheet Sampling in Macadamia (Macadamia integrifolia) Orchards: An Optimised Method for Monitoring Insect Ecology","authors":"Reid N. Emery,&nbsp;Jay M. Anderson,&nbsp;Nigel R. Andrew","doi":"10.1111/aen.70092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70092","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Understanding orchard arthropod populations is a critical element of making strategic decisions regarding pest management. Therefore, it is paramount for farmers and crop consultants to use appropriate survey methods that provide a representative sample of orchard insect ecology. Currently, macadamia (<i>Macadamia integrifolia</i>) industry arthropod sampling strategies are limited by the number of established methods available for use. Drop-sheet sampling has recently been introduced to the industry but requires optimisation for industry implementation. This study investigated how sheet size (1, 4, 9, 16 and 25 m²) affected arthropod diversity representation, sample time efficiency and required sampling effort. The method was then verified through a snapshot regional survey of the Gympie macadamia production region, conducted prior to flowering to establish baseline arthropod assemblages before seasonal increases in insect activity. It was found that as sheet size increased, so did the relative sample representation as well as the time taken to sample. Sheet sizes of 25 m² were the most effective sheet size overall for use in drop-sheet sampling and yielded the greatest species richness, community representation and sample completeness. Additionally, we found that minimum sample effort of five replicates was required for 25 m² sheet sizes. The regional field survey further improved on sample effort optimisation, where seven replicates were determined to be capable of providing representative samples from orchard blocks across independent sites. Using drop-sheeting in the pre-flowering survey of the Gympie macadamia production region recovered a wide range of arthropod orders, assemblages and rare species. Whereas validation on a wider spatial and temporal range is required, drop-sheeting is proving to be a useful tool for research and surveys on macadamia orchard insect ecology.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70092","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148386254","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":"Temognatha sundholmi Lang sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Buprestidae), a New Species From the Great Victoria Desert and New Host Plants: An Investigation Using DNA Barcoding With Implications for Taxonomy of Temognatha and Melobasis","authors":"Peter J. Lang,&nbsp;Mark I. Stevens","doi":"10.1111/aen.70077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70077","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A new species of jewel beetle, <i>Temognatha sundholmi</i> Lang, <b>sp. nov.</b>, is described from the Great Victoria Desert in South Australia. A broader investigation, using mtDNA <i>COI</i> ‘barcode’ sequences from 178 specimens representing 54 buprestid species, places the new species with <i>Temognatha flavocincta</i> (Gory &amp; Laporte, 1838) in the informal <i>Temognatha grandis</i> species-group. The new species is morphologically distinct from <i>T. flavocincta</i> and has fixed diagnostic characters that are confined to a geographically and ecologically defined region but are not distinguishable based on DNA ‘barcodes’. The mtDNA analysis supports the <i>T. grandis</i> species-group as monophyletic and affirms some species relationships within the group proposed on morphological grounds. The monophyly of the tribe Stigmoderini Lacordaire, 1857 and its genera <i>Stigmodera</i> Eschscholtz, 1829 and <i>Castiarina</i> Gory &amp; Laporte, 1838 were also supported, but not <i>Temognatha</i> Solier, 1833 in respect to <i>Calodema</i> Gory &amp; Laporte, 1838, <i>Calotemognatha</i> Peterson, 1991 and <i>Metaxymorpha</i> Parry, 1848. Within the tribe Melobasini Bílý, 2000, there is strong support for the reinstatement of two species from synonymy under <i>Melobasis simplex</i> (Germar, 1848): <i>Melobasis sordida</i> (made previously) and <i>Melobasis semisuturalis</i> <b>reinst. stat.</b>, reinstated here but reassigned to the <i>Melobasis purpurascens</i> species-group. We also report on seven new larval host plant records by matching 13 larval specimens with known adults using DNA ‘barcodes’ and discuss their significance with an appraisal of relevant existing records. We show that mtDNA <i>COI</i> ‘barcode’ sequences can differentiate most buprestid species and are useful for larval identifications and investigating relationships within tribes. Further study with genomic DNA and greater taxon sampling is required to better define species-groups and to validate genera within Buprestidae.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70077","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148386253","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":"Correction to “Systematics of the New World Rostrate Genus Metaxyphloeus Thomas, 1984 (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae): Morphological Evidence for Monophyly Supporting a Broader Generic Concept”","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/aen.70094","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70094","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000 <span>Bento, M.</span> <span>2026</span>. “ <span>Systematics of the New World Rostrate Genus <i>Metaxyphloeus</i> Thomas, 1984 (Coleoptera: Laemophloeidae): Morphological Evidence for Monophyly Supporting a Broader Generic Concept</span>.” <i>Austral Entomology</i> <span>65</span>, no. <span>2</span>: e70069. https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70069.\u0000 </p><p>In the originally published version of this article, the ZooBank registration information associated with the nomenclatural acts was omitted.</p><p>The ZooBank LSID for this publication is:</p><p>LSID: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:1721F4A2-4BB9-4548-A91F-D75E2995C1BE</p><p>The ZooBank LSIDs for the new taxa are:</p><p><i>Metaxyphloeus brevirostris</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> — urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:CCADBDB0-983C-4069-9343-7E51020F1DCF</p><p><i>Metaxyphloeus dorsocapillatus</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> — urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:3F09906C-6EA2-4BEC-8518-101061920F45</p><p><i>Metaxyphloeus homalirhinoides</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> — urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:3343A130-DA0D-4DDB-B205-E89975CE16CF</p><p>The online article has been corrected.</p><p>We apologize for this error.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70094","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148386902","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":"Studies on Pygmy Grasshoppers: Bogotatettix Cadena-Castañeda, García-García & Tavares, gen. nov. (Orthoptera: Tetrigidae), a New Genus From the High Andean Forests and Páramos","authors":"Oscar J. Cadena-Castañeda,&nbsp;Alexander García-García,&nbsp;Ronald Fernando Quintana-Arias,&nbsp;Juan Pablo Prias-Sarmiento,&nbsp;Gustavo Costa Tavares","doi":"10.1111/aen.70085","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70085","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this contribution to the study of pygmy grasshoppers, a new genus is described, which inhabits the high Andean forests and páramos surrounding the Bogotá Savannah, Colombia. <i>Bogotattetix</i> Cadena-Castañeda, García-García &amp; Tavares, <b>gen. nov.</b> includes a new species, <i>Bogotattetix chingazaensis</i> Cadena-Castañeda, García-García &amp; Tavares, <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Bogotattetix colombiae</i> (Günther) <b>comb. nov.</b>, which was originally included in the genus <i>Metrodora</i> Bolívar, 1887. The taxonomic placement of the taxa studied here is discussed, a key for species identification is provided, and a lectotype and paralectotype are designated for <i>B. colombiae</i> <b>comb. nov.</b></p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70085","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148386888","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":"Spiralitermes jurupari, a New Genus and Species of Soldierless Termites (Blattodea: Termitidae) From the Amazon Rainforest","authors":"Rayssa Almeida-Azevedo,&nbsp;Maurício Rocha,&nbsp;José Wellington de Morais,&nbsp;Renato Almeida de Azevedo","doi":"10.1111/aen.70084","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70084","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The soldierless termites of Apicotermitinae exhibit highly varied digestive tract morphology, with the first proctodeal segment being one of the most commonly used features in genus diagnosis. In this study, we describe <i>Spiralitermes jurupari</i> Almeida-Azevedo &amp; Azevedo <b>gen. et sp. nov</b>., from the Amazon Rainforest. This genus can be distinguished by its extremely long, spiral-shaped first proctodeal segment, tubular, a unlobed enteric valve seat, and enteric valve spines directed toward P1. We detail these characteristics through analyses of the external and internal morphology of the workers. The discovery of this new genus expands our knowledge of the morphology and diversity of soldierless termites in the Amazon Rainforest.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70084","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148282302","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":"Systematics of the Genus Hyalinaria Bethune-Baker, 1910 (Lepidoptera: Psychidae) With Five New Species","authors":"Ethan P. Beaver","doi":"10.1111/aen.70083","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70083","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Oiketicinae genus <i>Hyalinaria</i> Bethune-Baker, 1910, is revised. The use of both morphological information and genetic sequence data indicates that <i>Hyalinaria</i> and <i>Pseudoclania</i> Bethune-Baker, 1915 <b>sp. nov.</b>, are synonymous, with the latter genus here treated as a junior subjective synonym of the former. As such, all species previously placed with <i>Pseudoclania</i> were re-examined and are transferred accordingly to <i>Hyalinaria</i>. Further to this, the problematic <i>Acanthopsyche</i> Heylaerts, 1881 clade of taxa recorded from New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago were critically re-evaluated; due to the phylogenetic position of <i>A. simulata</i> Sobczyk, 2020, and morphological congruence, all species of this clade are transferred to <i>Hyalinaria</i>. Five new species of <i>Hyalinaria</i> are described, two from northern Australia, namely, <i>Hyalinaria tenebra</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and <i>Hyalinaria acuta</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and a further three new species from Papua New Guinea: <i>Hyalinaria orbiculata</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, <i>Hyalinaria fulva</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> and <i>Hyalinaria pulchella</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> Examination of additional specimens of <i>Hyalinaria</i> extends the known distribution of eight species.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2026-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70083","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148282211","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":"Parasitoidism by Brachymeria pandora (Hymenoptera: Chalcididae) in Pupae of Danaus erippus (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) in an Urban Savanna Area","authors":"Wenrique Verza,&nbsp;Alan Eriksson","doi":"10.1111/aen.70089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70089","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The Chalcididae comprises parasitoid wasps that attack various invertebrate groups. Within the family, some <i>Brachymeria</i> species specialises in infecting pupae of Lepidoptera. Here, we quantitatively describe the relationship between <i>Brachymeria pandora</i> and the Southern Monarch butterfly, <i>Danaus erippus</i>, in urban areas of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, Brazil. A total of 109 pupae of <i>D. erippus</i> were collected on the exotic plant <i>Calotropis procera</i>. The collected pupae were found in different stages (live, dead, emerged or parasitised). Live pupae were kept in the laboratory under controlled conditions, dead pupae were dissected, and the remaining pupae were preserved. Parasitism prevalence was 62.7%, and mean intensity was 12.1 parasitoids per infected pupa. The sex ratio was 1:2.17 (male to female), although unisexual broods of males and females were recorded. We observed remarkable differences in the number of pupae found throughout the year, parasitised or not. The record of <i>B. pandora</i> parasitising <i>D. erippus</i> pupae is currently limited to individuals associated with the exotic plant <i>C. procera</i>, as no data are available for populations using native host plants. The high prevalence of <i>B. pandora</i> on <i>D. erippus</i> indicates a strong capacity for population control, reinforcing the need for monitoring parasitic interactions in order to conserve the population of butterflies in urban environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-06-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70089","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148237495","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":"Egg-Carrying and Cheliceral Comb in Ibaloniinae Harvestmen From the Solomon Islands (Opiliones: Podoctidae)","authors":"Adriano B. Kury,&nbsp;Glauco Machado,&nbsp;Bruno A. Buzatto,&nbsp;Esau Kekeubata,&nbsp;Miguel Medrano","doi":"10.1111/aen.70075","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.70075","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Four new species of Ibaloniinae harvestmen are described from the Solomon Islands, Melanesia. Based on the original diagnosis of <i>Euibalonius</i> Roewer, 1915, and description of <i>E. maculatus</i> (Roewer, 1915), this material appeared related to that genus. However, examination of syntype photographs of the type species <i>E. maculatus</i> confirmed the validity of <i>Euibalonius</i>, here revalidated from the synonymy of <i>Ibalonius</i> Karsch, 1880, while simultaneously revealing that the Solomon Islands specimens differ substantially from <i>E. maculatus</i> and cannot be accommodated in that genus. The new genus <i>Kakamora</i> <b>gen. nov.</b> is therefore described for the Solomon Islands material. A revised diagnosis of <i>Euibalonius</i> is provided, and a key to the known species of the genus <i>Kakamora</i> is presented. All newly described species bear a cheliceral comb, a structure only recently documented in Podoctidae, and which we also record here for two additional Ibaloniinae species, suggesting broader occurrence within the subfamily. In one of the new species, males were found carrying eggs firmly attached to their femora and tibiae, a behaviour here interpreted as paternal care. This represents a further case of egg carrying by male podoctids, offering a counterpoint to previous doubts about the meaning of this behaviour in the family.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"65 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2026-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.70075","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148100159","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}