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{"title":"Female–female aggression in Bactrocera tryoni (Diptera: Tephritidae) and the influence of fruit quality on combat intensity","authors":"Bianca J. Kay,&nbsp;Anthony R. Clarke","doi":"10.1111/aen.12668","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aen.12668","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Frugivorous tephritid (Diptera: Tephritidae) females compete over access to fruit for oviposition through aggressive interactions. These aggressive displays are for oviposition site maintenance to reduce the probability of subsequent larval competition. While female aggressive behaviours have been described for several frugivorous tephritid species, studies quantifying behavioural frequencies and sequences and examining how quality of the host fruit might modify the intensity of aggressive behaviours are minimal or absent. We used behavioural analysis software of video playback to describe and quantify antagonistic behaviours between pairs of <i>Bactrocera tryoni</i> females and measured changes in the frequency of behaviours when females were defending three fruit types known to vary in their quality for offspring development. Seven behaviours were identified as part of competitive contests between <i>B. tryoni</i> females, which were not performed in any regular order or with any obvious escalation in the intensity of an aggressive display. Crabbing, [wing] supination and pushing were the most common behaviours, constituting 78% of all observed aggressive behaviours. Increasing fruit quality resulted in aggressive behaviours happening significantly sooner and more often. Our results are similar to previous studies in the types of behaviours exhibited by female frugivorous tephritids but are contrary to other studies in that no sequential pattern or escalation of behaviours was documented. Increased female investment in defence of higher quality hosts aligns with theoretical predictions but has not been previously tested.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"62 4","pages":"517-525"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-09-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.12668","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135926277","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":"Phylogenetic placement and description of Ngaliadessus humphreysi gen. et sp. nov., Watts & Villastrigo (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae), a subterranean diving beetle from the Ngalia Basin in central Australia","authors":"Christopher H. S. Watts,&nbsp;Adrián Villastrigo,&nbsp;Barbara L. Langille,&nbsp;Danielle N. Stringer,&nbsp;Tessa M. Bradford,&nbsp;William F. Humphreys,&nbsp;Andrew D. Austin,&nbsp;Michael Balke,&nbsp;Steven J. B. Cooper","doi":"10.1111/aen.12649","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12649","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The largest diversity in the world of subterranean diving beetles (Dytiscidae) has been discovered in underground waters of the Australian arid zone. The majority of species are from the Dytiscidae genera <i>Limbodessus</i> Guignot, 1939 (Bidessini) and <i>Paroster</i> Sharp, 1882 (Hydroporini) and are distributed within two major regions: calcrete islands of central Western Australia and the Ngalia Basin of the Northern Territory. Here, we use an integrative approach based on morphological and molecular analyses to describe <i>Ngaliadessus humphreysi</i> <b>gen. et sp. nov.</b> Watts &amp; Villastrigo representing a new genus and species of stygobiotic Bidessini collected from a single well in the Ngalia Basin. Phylogenetic analyses using whole mitochondrial genome, Histone 3 and 18S rRNA data, representing a comprehensive coverage of Bidessini genera, support the distinction of the genus and species as a separate evolutionary lineage sister to the Australasian genus <i>Limbodessus</i> and the widely distributed genus <i>Allodessus</i> Guignot, 1953. Our study further confirms that the Ngalia Basin, containing 13 subterranean dytiscid species from four distinct genera, is one of the most speciose areas within the world's most diverse hotspot of subterranean diving beetles.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"62 3","pages":"300-309"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.12649","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50150611","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":"Dolichostylus gen. nov., a new Amazonian genus of portanine leafhoppers (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae) with two new species","authors":"Jádila Santos Prando,&nbsp;Clayton Corrêa Gonçalves,&nbsp;Christopher H. Dietrich,&nbsp;Daniela Maeda Takiya","doi":"10.1111/aen.12661","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12661","url":null,"abstract":"<p><i>Dolichostylus</i> <b>gen. nov.</b>, a new genus of Portanini, is described, and illustrated, based on two new species: <i>Dolichostylus amazonicus</i> <b>gen.</b> <b>et sp. nov.</b> from Brazil and Ecuador and <i>Dolichostylus zahniseri</i> <b>gen.</b> <b>et sp. nov.</b> from Ecuador. The new genus differs from other portanine genera in having the crown short and rounded, forewing without m-cu2 vein, connective H-shaped, style very long and slender, aedeagus with pair of elongate caudoventral processes, female sternite VII longer than wide and first valvula of ovipositor without a distinctly expanded area.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"62 3","pages":"323-332"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50150613","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":"Myrmecia: Volume 59, Part 3","authors":"","doi":"10.1111/aen.12607","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12607","url":null,"abstract":"<p>No abstract is available for this article.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"62 3","pages":"N1-N55"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.12607","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50123821","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":"Description of a new genus and species of Euptychiina (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae) from the Brazilian Amazon rainforest","authors":"Eduardo P. Barbosa,&nbsp;Ricardo R. Siewert,&nbsp;Mario A. Marín,&nbsp;Patrícia A. Machado,&nbsp;Isabela F. Oliveira,&nbsp;José A. C. Filho,&nbsp;André V. L. Freitas","doi":"10.1111/aen.12659","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12659","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A new monotypic genus in the ‘<i>Archeuptychia</i> clade’ <i>Xikrin</i> Barbosa, Freitas, Siewert &amp; Marín <b>gen. nov.</b> (Nymphalidae: Satyrinae: Euptychiina) is described to accommodate a new species, <i>Xikrin ueharapradoi</i> Freitas &amp; Barbosa <b>gen. et sp. nov.</b>, in the highly diverse Satyrinae subtribe Euptychiina, based mainly on molecular data. To date, this species is known only from the region of Carajás, in the eastern Amazon rainforest. The phylogenetic relationship and taxonomy of this new taxon are discussed.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"62 3","pages":"310-322"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50150612","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":"Current and future potential geographical distribution of Bactericera cockerelli: an invasive pest of increasing global importance","authors":"Nimali I. Suwandharathne,&nbsp;Gregory I. Holwell,&nbsp;Gonzalo A. Avila","doi":"10.1111/aen.12664","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aen.12664","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Due to ongoing climate change and the spread of invasive pests, understanding and predicting climatic suitability for invasive insect species has shown growing demand from government and industry biosecurity managers. The invasive pest <i>Bactericera cockerelli</i>, (Šulc) (Hemiptera: Triozidae), commonly known as tomato potato psyllid (TPP), is native to North America and has recently invaded Australasia. TPP is also the vector of the bacterial plant pathogen <i>Candidatus</i> Liberibacter solanacearum (CLso), which has caused severe economic losses for potato growers worldwide. We used the niche modelling software CLIMEX to predict the potential geographical distribution of TPP in Australasia and worldwide under current and future climatic scenarios. Our model prediction of the current climate conditions closely agrees with all the known distributions of TPP. In its native range (North America), TPP is predicted to expand its current geographical range in semi-arid, temperate, and continental climates. Within Australia, along with the known occurrence of TPP in Western Australia, potential expansion into South Australia, Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland is predicted. The predicted distribution closely matches all the known records with higher climatic suitability in New Zealand. Globally, the model projected that the pest-free countries in Europe and East Asia are climatically more suitable for TPP. Predictions under the future climate change scenarios (A1B, CSIRO Mk 3.0 for 2090) showed a significant reduction of the known geographical range of TPP with a possible expansion towards higher latitudes. Areas in North America and Australia are projected to be less climatically suitable for the survival of TPP in future climates. However, our model suggested that Europe and New Zealand will remain unchanged or will become more favourable in the future. These CLIMEX projections for current and future climatic distribution provide valuable information for existing and future biosecurity preparedness and management programmes, which may prove helpful in risk assessments and identifying potential areas that are likely to be susceptible to a TPP invasion.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"62 4","pages":"488-502"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.12664","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84270363","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":"Ecology and host manipulation by an egg-larva parasitoid of Chrysodeixis includens (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)","authors":"Daniel V. C. Neves,&nbsp;Renata R. Pereira,&nbsp;Julia N. D. Campos,&nbsp;Rodrigo S. Ramos,&nbsp;Paulo A. S. Junior,&nbsp;Daiane G. Carmo,&nbsp;Marcelo C. Picanço","doi":"10.1111/aen.12663","DOIUrl":"10.1111/aen.12663","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Parasitoids are among the main natural enemies of crop pests. <i>Copidosoma truncatellum</i> (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) is a parasitoid of <i>Chrysodeixis includens</i> (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Plusiinae), which is an important pest of soybean, bean, cotton, sunflower, tomato and potato. <i>Copidosoma</i> are parasitoids of lepidopteran egg-larva, especially those of the subfamily Plusiinae. The embryonic development of the <i>Copidosoma</i> parasitoid begins in the lepidopteran egg, and this development extends to the beginning of the host larval stage of the parasitized lepidopteran. However, the rate of parasitism is a complex ecological relationship affected by climatic elements and age of the host. Thus, the present study aimed to investigate the ecology and host manipulation exerted by the <i>C. truncatellum</i> parasitoid on <i>C. includens</i>. The research was conducted in bean crops (<i>Phaseolus vulgaris</i>) over 2 years. The highest rates of parasitism were observed in crops in March in both years, when it was observed that about 40% of the individuals of <i>C. includens</i> were parasitized by <i>C. truncatellum</i>. In hot seasons and with less rainfall, parasitism is greater. The age of <i>C. includens</i> eggs (up to 3 days) did not affect <i>C. truncatellum</i> parasitism. The parasitized <i>C. includens</i> egg and caterpillar stages, which had their durations extended, showed the parasitized <i>C. includens</i> caterpillars presented higher leaf consumption. Additionally, this study was conducted in the field, which makes its results representative of natural conditions. Therefore, in warm and dry seasons, more significant parasitism of <i>C. includens</i> by <i>C. truncatellum</i> is expected. Parasitism increases the duration of the stages of lepidopterans and increases food consumption by its larvae.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"62 4","pages":"479-487"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-07-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89756520","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":"Untangling the web: dynamics of Australia's online terrestrial invertebrate trade","authors":"Charlotte R. Lassaline,&nbsp;Oliver C. Stringham,&nbsp;Stephanie Moncayo,&nbsp;Adam Toomes,&nbsp;Phillip Cassey","doi":"10.1111/aen.12662","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12662","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The trade and keeping of exotic pets has serious implications for both biosecurity and biodiversity conservation. In Australia, the online trade of live invertebrates is an understudied and unregulated issue, with almost non-existent monitoring. It is uncertain what species are being traded, whether they are being identified correctly, and how they are being sourced (i.e., captive bred or wild harvested, native, or alien). Consequently, potential invasion risks and conservation concerns remain unknown. Here, we explored the online trade of terrestrial invertebrates in Australia across a range of publicly available e-commerce platforms. We detected 264 species of invertebrate traded, from 71 families and 168 genera over 12 months. The native <i>Extatosoma tiaratum</i> (giant prickly stick insect) was the most traded species, while the most popular families were Phasmatidae (stick insects), Formicidae (ants) and Theraphosidae (tarantulas). Three species are known to be invasive in Australia, while 87% of species traded were native. The conservation status of almost of the species (92%) listed in the invertebrate trade has not been evaluated. Exploring socio-demographic relationships, we found that human population density was positively correlated with the location of invertebrate sellers. Further, we found the classifieds website had lower prices in contrast to traditional online pet-stores (median of c. A$7 less). Finally, we did not observe a saturation in the number of species traded in our one-year study, exemplifying the need for large scale monitoring and risk assessments for Australia's online terrestrial invertebrate trade. We recommend continued surveillance of live invertebrate trade on e-commerce sites. Substantial changes to legislation and monitoring methods are required at a national level to control the vast number of invertebrates traded across the country, and to minimise the future risks of the invertebrate trade.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"62 3","pages":"372-387"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-06-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.12662","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50115539","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":"Toward optimising reproductive output of Eristalis tenax (Diptera: Syrphidae) for commercial mass rearing systems","authors":"Annick Upchurch,&nbsp;Cameron J. Spurr,&nbsp;Stephen R. Quarrell,&nbsp;Raylea M. Rowbottom,&nbsp;Geoff R. Allen","doi":"10.1111/aen.12660","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12660","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Developing mass rearing systems for the drone fly, <i>Eristalis tenax</i>, is a crucial step toward its use as a complementary commercial pollinator. To meet the timing of commercial needs for <i>E. tenax</i>, there is significant value to both predicting and managing reproductive output and development within the rearing protocol. To help achieve this, our study focuses on the laboratory manipulation of adult mating and the timing of the development of eggs in <i>E. tenax</i>. To stagger colony cohorts, egg rearing temperatures ranging from 12 to 30°C were found to be suitable for both successful egg development and hatching viability (97 to 28.3 h to first hatch, respectively). The mating window for <i>E. tenax</i> females was established to commence from 2 weeks post eclosion and reached 75 ± 11% mated at 7 weeks. Reproductive output over 12 weeks was assessed in separate cage manipulation trials: (1) varying the sex ratio with 20:40, 30:30 and 40:20 female and male flies respectively per cage and (2) varying the adult density per cage with 15:15, 30:30, 60:60 and 120:120 female and male flies per cage. Female percentage mated and egg cluster size, which averaged 200.6 ± 4.3 eggs per cluster, did not change between treatments in the sex ratio and density trials. Egg cluster output per female was significantly reduced for treatments across both trials, which had more than 30 females in a cage. A stocking rate of 15:15 produced 86% more eggs per female than expected, a percentage well above that of all other treatments. However, the highest stocking density produced the most eggs when assessed at a per cage level. Fly survival was significantly different between the sexes across both trials with males dying earlier in cages stocked with more females than males. Although the fly colonies were held at constant temperatures and light conditions for 6 months, we found evidence of endogenous overwintering behaviours among flies resulting in lower mating rates, egg hatching success and greater longevity among flies studied over winter.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"62 3","pages":"360-371"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-06-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.12660","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50153086","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 review of the biology of the pincer wasps (Hymenoptera: Dryinidae)","authors":"Eduardo G. Virla,&nbsp;Gustavo Moya-Raygoza,&nbsp;Adalgisa Guglielmino","doi":"10.1111/aen.12658","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aen.12658","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Because of their frequency, abundance, and unique morphological and biological traits, the Dryinidae (pincer wasps) are among the most important parasitoids of nymphs and adults of Hemiptera: Auchenorrhyncha. This contribution offers a summary of the knowledge about the main biological characteristics of the Dryinidae gained over more than 130 years. Among other topics, the information provided covers the interactions with their hosts and other organisms, as well as their development, behaviour, natural enemies and economic importance.</p>","PeriodicalId":8574,"journal":{"name":"Austral Entomology","volume":"62 3","pages":"274-299"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2023-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aen.12658","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50131528","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}