A taxonomic and biogeographic review of the invertebrates of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia (CERRA) World Heritage Area, and adjacent regions

Williams, Geoff

doi:10.3853/j.1031-8062.16.2002.1353

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“…Reviews and overviews of this productive museumbased work are rare. Williams (1995Williams ( , 2002Williams ( , 2020 provides exhaustive syntheses of arthropods (and other invertebrates) from the subtropical and cooler rainforests of the CERRA WHA (now the Gondwana Rainforests of Australia WHA). A few other syntheses appeared principally as a response or adjunct to the conservation debates of the day (e.g.…”

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Arthropods of Australia’s subtropical and tropical rainforests: rich and unique hotspots of biological diversity?

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The tropical and subtropical rainforests of eastern Australia are a major component of the Forests of East Australia global hotspot. Australian rainforests are maintained orographically and are embedded within vast tracts of pyrogenic open forest and woodland. Australian tropical and subtropical forests stretch over 24° of latitude from Cape York, Queensland, to south of Sydney, New South Wales. Since European colonization in 1788 these rainforests have been reduced in extent by about 30%. The most abundant and functionally significant animal species within these forests are arthropods. These have attracted the attention of western science since before formal colonization. Through the twentieth century this focus increased and comparative biogeographic studies began to emerge. Some taxa have received much more attention than others. Selected butterflies and beetles plus economically important species stand out in this respect. From the late 1980s mass sampling approaches developed. Recent research foci have included tropical and subtropical elevational transects, latitudinally diverse multi-method one-hectare surveys, and use of canopy knockdown as a way of sampling the canopy. Important and distinct patterns reflecting latitude, altitude and vertical position have emerged. A focus on moths in remnant and elevational studies has led to the identification of indicator sets of species which may be most useful for tracking the impacts of environmental degradation and global warming. Arthropods are increasingly being nominated on lists of rare, threatened and endangered species; a range of species of insects, particularly butterflies, have been so identified in Australia but few of these are rainforest species. The vulnerable Richmond Birdwing butterfly, a species of subtropical rainforests, has become an icon of how recovery methods can be applied to invertebrate species. Regarding the entire rainforest community—microbiota, plants, vertebrates and invertebrates—as the ‘object’ to be conserved is an essential and much more realistic mindset for future conservation efforts. Most of Australia’s tropical and subtropical rainforests are held in National Parks and they are defining features of two of Australia’s largest World Heritage Areas. Growing impacts of global warming means they cannot be regarded as ‘safe’ from a conservation point of view. Increasing frequency of wildfires impinging upon rainforest areas is having a devastating effect on some of these fire-sensitive forests. Implications for insect conservation Most of Australia’s tropical and subtropical rainforests are held in National Parks and they are defining features of two of Australia’s largest World Heritage Areas. Nevertheless the growing impacts of global warming means they cannot be regarded as ‘safe’ from a conservation point of view. Increasing frequency of wildfires impinging upon rainforest areas is having a devastating effect on these fire-sensitive forests. Regarding the entire rainforest community—microbiota, plants, vertebrates and invertebrates—as the ‘object’ to be conserved is an essential and much more realistic mindset for future conservation efforts.

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Arthropods of Australia’s subtropical and tropical rainforests: rich and unique hotspots of biological diversity?

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“…The name occipitalis Gory is a junior objective synonym and a secondary homonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz]) – Nelson and Bellamy 1993: 304 (authorship and publication date) – Jendek 1998: 326 (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz; lectotype designation) – Curletti 2006: 173 (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz) – Jendek 2006: 400 (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz; Palaearctic catalog) – Bellamy 2008: 2212 (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz; world catalog). = marmoreus Deyrolle, 1864 ( Agrilus ) Deyrolle 1864: 146, 201–202 (description) – Gemminger and Harold 1869: 1442 (catalog) – Saunders 1871: 124 (catalog) – Kerremans 1892: 263 (catalog) – Kerremans 1903: 287 (catalog) – Obenberger 1936a: 1091 (world catalog) – Mühlmann 1954: 83 (notes) – Balachowsky et al 1962: 287 (pest on Citrus ) – Jendek 1998: 325 (lectotype designation) – Curletti 2001: 6, 21-22, 39 (subgenus Agrilus ) – Bellamy 2002: 352 (subgenus Agrilus ; catalog; Australia) – Williams 2002: 88 (faunal records; Australia) – Curletti 2006: 173 (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz) – Bellamy 2008: 2212 (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz; world catalog). = cupricauda Saunders, 1867 ( Agrilus ), syn .…”

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Revision of the Agrilus occipitalis species–group (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilini)

Jendek¹

2013

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The Agrilus occipitalis species–group is redefined and diagnosed. Two species from this group, Agrilus auriventris Saunders, 1873 and Agrilus occipitalis (Eschscholtz, 1822), are known as the serious pests of cultivated Citrus trees. Overall twenty-three taxa are included in the Agrilus occipitalis species–group. A complete list of references, type material, species examined and distribution is given for each taxon. The host plants, adult occurrence and altitude range is cited for most taxa. Habitus of all taxa and aedeagi of available males are pictured. Images of primary type specimens are provided. A character state matrix table for diagnostic characters is given for all taxa to facilitate their determination.The following new taxonomic and nomenclatural acts are proposed. New species:eight new species are described: Agrilus mucidus sp. n., Agrilus nebulosus sp. n., Agrilus picturatus sp. n., Agrilus pluvius sp. n., Agrilus pseudoambiguus sp. n., Agrilus tesselatus sp. n., Agrilus trepanatus sp. n. and Agrilus umrongso sp. n. Proposed synonyms: eight synonyms are proposed: celebicola Obenberger, 1924, syn. n. (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz, 1822); connexus Kerremans, 1900, syn. n. (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz, 1822); cupricauda Saunders, 1867 syn. n. (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz, 1822); evinadus Gory & Laporte, 1839, syn. n. (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz, 1822); nirius Obenberger, 1924 syn. reconfirmed (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz, 1822); oblatus Kerremans, 1900, syn. n. (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz, 1822); samoensis Blair, 1928, syn. n. (synonym of auriventris Saunders, 1873); tebinganus Obenberger, 1924, syn. n. (synonym of occipitalis Eschscholtz, 1822). New lectotype designations: six lectotypes are designated: Agrilus celebicola Obenberger, 1924; Agrilus cupricauda Saunders, 1867; Agrilus korenskyi Obenberger, 1923; Agrilus kurandae Obenberger, 1923; Agrilus nirius Obenberger, 1924; Agrilus nitidus Kerremans, 1898.

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“…Mystropomus contains two species, both with two recognized subspecies, all of which are endemic to Australia. Mystropomus regularis Bänninger is found in the rainforests of coastal Queensland and reaches its northernmost limit of distribution in northeastern Queensland (Williams 2002), whereas Mystropomus subcostatus Chaudoir is found in montane rainforests and wet sclerophyll forests of coastal New South Wales (Figs 2,3). Little is known about the natural history of these common, large-bodied carabid beetles (Darlington 1961), other than that adults are flightless, and like most carabids they are thought to be night-active predators of arthropods.…”

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The first known larva of the Australian genus Mystropomus Chaudoir (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Paussinae)

Giulio

Moore

2009

Australian Journal of Entomology

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The monogeneric subtribe Mystropomina Chaudoir (Carabidae: Paussinae: Ozaenini) contains two species endemic to Australia: Mystropomus subcostatus Chaudoir and Mystropomus regularis Bänninger. In this paper, we describe and illustrate the larva of M. subcostatus providing the first larval description in this subtribe, thereby filling an important gap in our knowledge of paussine larval morphology. We compare the structural features of this larva with the other known larvae in the subfamily and provide an identification key to larvae of Australian paussine genera. We find no external structural features that indicate that this larva lives with ants, as do many other members of the carabid beetle subfamily Paussinae.

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A taxonomic and biogeographic review of the invertebrates of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia (CERRA) World Heritage Area, and adjacent regions

Cited by 11 publications

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Arthropods of Australia’s subtropical and tropical rainforests: rich and unique hotspots of biological diversity?

Arthropods of Australia’s subtropical and tropical rainforests: rich and unique hotspots of biological diversity?

Revision of the Agrilus occipitalis species–group (Coleoptera, Buprestidae, Agrilini)

The first known larva of the Australian genus Mystropomus Chaudoir (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Paussinae)

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