Studies in Australian Tettigoniidae: The Phyllophorinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Phyllophorinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2075 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-68
Author(s):  
DCF RENTZ ◽  
YOU NING SU ◽  
NORIHIRO UESHIMA
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Iron Range ◽  
Cape York

A survey of Australian Phyllophorinae is presented. The entire fauna is represented by two species in two genera. Siliquofera grandis Blanchard, a species widely distributed in Papua New Guinea, is recorded from Iron Range, Queensland. Phyllophorella queenslandica Rentz, Su, Ueshima sp. nov. is described from Kuranda, Queensland and recorded from several localities on the Cape York peninsula. The unusual habits of the subfamily are discussed and the equally unusual karyotype of Phyllophorella queenslandica Rentz, Su, Ueshima sp. nov. is presented.

Post-larval stages of Ascoschoengastia (Laurentella) lorius (Gunther) (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) provide evidence for a nest-based life history

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2680 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
MATTHEW SHAW
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Ecological Groups ◽  
Iron Range ◽  
Larval Stages ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
Cape York ◽  
Tree Hollow

While certain ecological groups of trombiculid mites are thought to be specialised for nest occupation, supporting evidence is rare. A putatively nest-specialised trombiculid is here described in detail. Larvae, a deutonymph and adults of the trombiculid genus Ascoschoengastia were collected from three tree hollow nests occupied by Eclectus parrots (Eclectus roratus) and Sulphur-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua galerita) at Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula. The larvae are A. (Laurentella) lorius (Gunther), a species originally described from an Eclectus parrot in Papua New Guinea. Deutonymph and adult Ascoschoengastia are also assigned to this species based on their co-occurrence with larvae in this specific and isolated microhabitat. A. (L.) lorius is inferred to have a nest-based life history. Active stases are described with attention to sensory setae. The previous synonomy of A. (L.) daria with A. (L.) lorius is rejected. A key to Australian species of Ascoschoengastia is presented.

Observations of the 'Critically Endangered' bare-rumped sheathtail bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus Temminck (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae) on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland.

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 185 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Fire Regimes ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Cape York

THE bare-rumped sheathtailed bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus is a poorly understood species that has a wide distribution covering parts of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaya, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Northern Australia (Bonaccorso 1998). First collected in Australia by De Vis near Cardwell, the current known distribution in Queensland (Qld) extends from Bowen to Cooktown with one isolated specimen collected near Coen on Cape York Peninsula (Hall 1995; Duncan et al. 1999). It has also been recorded in the Alligator River area in the Northern Territory (McKean et al. 1981). The conservation status of S. saccolaimus in Qld has recently been defined as ?Critically Endangered?, and the species has not been recorded anywhere in Australia for at least 18 years (Duncan et al. 1999; Menkhorst and Knight 2001). The likely reasons for the apparent decline are unclear, but may involve land-clearing and changed fire regimes in the coastal zone where it is thought to occur (Duncan et al. 1999). In contrast, Bonaccorso (1998) considers S. saccolaimus to be secure, albeit also poorly known in Papua New Guinea.

Three new species of Penicillidmus in the Philippines (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Scydmaeninae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4563 (1) ◽  
pp. 185
Author(s):  
PAWEŁ JAŁOSZYŃSKI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Oriental Region ◽  
Cape York ◽  
Three New Species

Until now, Penicillidmus was represented by two Australian and one Papuan species, distributed in Cape York, northern Queensland, and Lavongai Island, Papua New Guinea. Three new species are described, all known to occur in Luzon, the Philippines: Penicillidmus maquilingensis sp. n., P. lagunensis sp. n. and P. luzonicus sp. n. The discovery of Penicillidmus in the Oriental region suggests a broader distribution of this genus in Southeast Asia. 

Patterns of Variation in the Seedling Leaf Oils of Eucalyptus urophylla, E. pellita and E. scias

1995 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 327 ◽  
Author(s):  
JC Doran ◽  
ER Williams ◽  
JJ Brophy
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Compositional Data ◽  
Natural Populations ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
New Taxon ◽  
Irian Jaya ◽  
Main Cluster ◽  
Cape York

The volatile leaf oils of glasshouse-grown plants representing natural populations of E. urophylla S.T.Blake, E. pellita F.Muell. and E. scias L.Johnson from the Lesser Sunda Islands, Australia, Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya were examined for patterns of variation and relationships. The steam distilled oils of the three species were found to be largely monoterpenoid in character and similar qualitatively but variable quantitatively. The relative proportions of α-terpinyl acetate, 1,8-cineole, β-pinene, caryophyllene, α-phellandrene and p-cymene provided good discrimination between species and provenances. The mix of compounds and relatively low yields were such that the oils have no commercial potential. Principal component analysis of oil compositional data revealed groupings of populations consistent with contemporary thinking on the systematics of this complex. The four populations of E. urophylla from Wetar Island included in this study emerged as a group distinct from the main cluster of populations of that species. There was some support in the data for the distinction of high-elevation populations of E. urophylla from eastern Timor from other populations of the species and for the separation of E. scias from E. pellita, although the data, based on limited sampling, was inconclusive. Patterns in the oils of Cape York, Papua New Guinea and Irian Jaya provenances of E.pellita were variable. Evidence from other characters (e.g. adult morphology) will be needed to support the hypothesis that the Cape York and New Guinea populations of E. pellita constitute a new taxon.

Geographic range, population structure and conservation status of the green python (Morelia viridis), a popular snake in the captive pet trade

2007 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 147 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Wilson ◽  
Robert Heinsohn
Keyword(s):  
Population Structure ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Suitable Habitat ◽  
Pet Trade ◽  
Iron Range ◽  
Mature Adults ◽  
Area Of Occupancy ◽  
The Impact

Accurate knowledge of distribution and population size is required for effective conservation and management of wild species. Here we report on the first estimates of the distribution and density of the green python (Morelia viridis), an iconic rainforest species widely kept in captivity. We used climatic modelling to predict its distribution in Papua New Guinea, and both climate and vegetation mapping to predict its Australian distribution. We used mark–recapture methods to estimate the density and population structure of green pythons at Iron Range, northern Australia. Bioclimatic analyses suggested that there is extensive climatically suitable habitat in Papua New Guinea (≥200 000 km2), but very little in Australia (~300 km2). However, use of vegetation maps increases the predicted suitable area of occupancy in Australia to 3127 km2, including nine regional ecosystems. Density estimates at Iron Range were 4–5 ha–1 in the complex vine forest regional ecosystem; however, only half of these were mature adults. The large predicted area of occurrence and the high density in the one intensively studied area suggest that the species is not vulnerable to extinction in the short term. However, more studies are needed in both New Guinea and Australia, especially to quantify the impact of harvesting green pythons for the pet trade.

scholarly journals Ben Bohane's portrayal of spirit and war in Melanesia

2006 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 161-174
Author(s):  
Ben Bohane ◽  
Bec Dean
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
International Community ◽  
The Past ◽  
Cape York ◽  
Torres Strait ◽  
Western Media

As a photojournalist, writer and producer of television documentaries, Ben Bohane has spent the past 12 years posting stories about life on the islands of Melanesia to the Western media—illuminating the struggles and the spirit worlds behind the news. Melanesia is as close to Australia as a 150km cruise from the tip of Cape York across the Torres Strait to Papua New Guinea, connecting Australasia to the rest of Oceania and Asia. Until recently, though, these islands have seemed distantly removed from Australia and New Zealand’s notion of its international community.

Observations on the oestrous cycle and breeding season of the Chestnut Dunnart Sminthopsis archeri, a little known dasyurid marsupial.

2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 89 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.A. Woolley
Keyword(s):  
Body Weight ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Breeding Season ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Oestrous Cycle ◽  
Increase Body Weight ◽  
Cape York

Only 31 specimens of Sminthopsis archeri have been studied. These have come from Papua New Guinea and Cape York, Australia. Females are seasonally polyoestrous. Oestrous cycles in captive females are characterized by an increase body weight until just before ovulation. Changes in pouch condition are described. Eight nipples are usual.

Observations of probable camouflaging behaviour in a semi-commensal common spotted cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus maculatus (Marsupialia: Phalangeridae) in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

2002 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 243 ◽  
Author(s):  
TE Heinsohn
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Tropical Lowland ◽  
Tree Hollows ◽  
Lowland Forests ◽  
Cape York ◽  
The Common

THE common spotted cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus is a relatively large nocturnal arboreal possum with a preference for tropical lowland forests. Its distribution is centred on New Guinea, but extends to some adjacent landmasses, including a number of satellite islands and Cape York Peninsula in Australia (Flannery 1994; Winter and Leung 1995; Heinsohn 2000). It appears to be principally folivorous and partially frugivorous and forages in the canopy, subcanopy, and understorey of tropical forests, though it may venture to the ground to cross gaps. After a night of foraging, S. maculatus typically rests by day hidden amidst the thick foliage of the canopy, in liana tangles or thickets, and appears to be less dependent on, or less inclined to use tree hollows than some other possum species (Heinsohn 1998b, pers. obs.).

scholarly journals Taxonomic revision of Australian Copelatus Erichson, 1832 (Coleoptera, Dytiscidae, Copelatinae)

ZooKeys ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 889 ◽  
pp. 81-152
Author(s):  
Lars Hendrich ◽  
Helena Shaverdo ◽  
Jiří Hájek ◽  
Michael Balke
Keyword(s):  
Habitat Preferences ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Morphological Characters ◽  
Important Species ◽  
Iron Range ◽  
Northern Half ◽  
Cape York ◽  
Colour Patterns ◽  
First Time

The genus Copelatus in Australia is revised and nine species are recognised. One new species, Copelatus martinbaehrisp. nov., is described from Papua New Guinea (Central Province) and Cape York Peninsula (Iron Range NP and Mt Tozer). Copelatus divisus Watts, 1978, syn. nov., is considered a junior synonym of C. portior Guignot, 1956, described from New Guinea. Species delimitation is based on the morphological characters and Cox1 data. All species are (re)described, and their important species characters (median lobes, parameres, habitus and colour patterns) are illustrated. A key to all nine species is provided. The known distribution and habitat preferences of each species are outlined briefly. In Australia, all nine species are distributed in the northern half of the continent. Four species are also reported from New Guinea: in addition to C. martinbaehrisp. nov., we record C. clarki Sharp, 1882 for the first time from southern New Guinea, and consider literature records of C. irregularis W.J. Macleay, 1871 and C. marginatus Sharp, 1882 from New Guinea as doubtful. Copelatus portior is widely distributed in Australasia, while C. tenebrosus is widely distributed in the Indomalayan and Australasian realms. All Australian Copelatus are confirmed to be lentic, found in a large variety of stagnant water, mainly in lowland areas up to 250 m.

Public Health in Papua New Guinea

1989 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donald Denoon ◽  
Kathleen Dugan ◽  
Leslie Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea
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