Ant-tended scale insects (Hemiptera: Coccidae: Myzolecanium) within lowland rain forest trees in Papua New Guinea

1993 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Penny J. Gullan ◽  
Ralf C. Buckley ◽  
Philip S. Ward
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Scale Insects ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
Lowland Rain Forest ◽  
Plant Associations ◽  
Host Trees

ABSTRACTEight species of Myzolecanium Beccari (Hemiptera: Homoptera: Coccoidea: Coccidae) are reported from ant nests in stem cavities of living lowland rain forest trees in Papua New Guinea. The coccids are confined to this microhabitat but are associated with a taxonomically broad range of ants and host trees. Attendant ants belonged to six species in three genera and two subfamilies: Anonychomyrma Donisthorpe (Dolichoderinae), Crematogaster Lund (Myrmicinae) and Podomyrma F. Smith (Myrmicinae). Host plants belonged to at least five families and included both apparently specialized (with domatia) and unspecialized species. Saplings containing the nests of Anonychomyrma scrutator (F. Smith), Anonychomyrma sp. 1 and Podomyrma laevifrons F. Smith were dissected and the structure of nest chambers and their contents recorded. Only some chambers had entrance holes, but many were interconnected by transverse passages. The coccids were in low numbers and fairly evenly distributed between ant-occupied chambers. The characteristics of the Myzolecanium-ant association, the role of the coccids as trophobionts, and the nature of the plant associations are discussed. Taxonomically, new combinations are proposed by P. J. Gullan for three species previously placed in Cryptostigma Ferris: Myzolecanium endoeucalyptus (Qin & Gullan), M. magnetinsulae (Qin & Gullan), and M. robertsi (Williams & Watson).

Yams and megapode mounds in the lowland rain forest of Papua New Guinea

Human Ecology ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 177-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter D. Dwyer ◽  
Monica Minnegal
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Lowland Rain Forest

scholarly journals TRAPPING AND DISRUPTION OF THE MATING ACTIVITY OF SCAPANES AUSTRALIS USING LIVE MALE AS BAIT IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA

CORD ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 15 (02) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Kakul, T.K ◽  
Laup, S ◽  
Stathers, T. ◽  
Beaudoin -Ollivier, L. ◽  
Morin, J.P ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Host Plants ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Gradual Decline ◽  
Mating Activity ◽  
Trap Catches ◽  
Over Time

Scapanes australis is a major insect pest of coconut palms in Papua New Guinea. Field observations showed that on host plants like coconuts, male Scapanes always attracted females and other male members. Bucket traps were developed to lure Scapanes beetles using live males as attractant (bait). Live males feeding on sugarcane were placed singly in an inner bucket within a 10 litres bucket container with rectangular holes at the side for insect entry and soapy water inside for drowning the insects. Scapanes populations were continuously monitored by traps and results indicated a gradual decline in the Scapanes population over time. Traps were also placed in the field to see if losses to coconuts used by Scapanes can be reduced. Results indicated that the reduction in trap catches was not consistent. Further studies are required to study the physiological behavior of male Scapanes and to improve the technique of trapping of Scapanes with male member alone. The role of trapping Scapanes in pest management is discussed.

scholarly journals Impact of logging on aboveground biomass stocks in lowland rain forest, Papua New Guinea

2010 ◽  
Vol 20 (8) ◽  
pp. 2096-2103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jane Bryan ◽  
Phil Shearman ◽  
Julian Ash ◽  
J. B. Kirkpatrick
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Aboveground Biomass ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Lowland Rain Forest

The Sepik River (Papua New Guinea) is not a dispersal barrier for lowland rain-forest frogs

2013 ◽  
Vol 29 (6) ◽  
pp. 477-483 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chris Dahl ◽  
Stephen J. Richards ◽  
Vojtech Novotny
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
Species Abundance ◽  
River System ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Rain Forests ◽  
Lowland Rain Forest ◽  
Sepik River ◽  
Dispersal Barriers ◽  
Animal Communities

Abstract:Major tropical rivers have been suggested to be important dispersal barriers that increase the beta diversity of animal communities in lowland rain forests. We tested this hypothesis using assemblages of frogs in the floodplains of the Sepik River, a major river system in Papua New Guinea. We surveyed frogs at five sites within a continuous 150 × 500-km area of lowland rain forest bisected by the Sepik, using standardized visual and auditory survey techniques. We documented 769 frogs from 44 species. The similarity in species composition decreased with logarithm of geographical distance between the sites, which ranged from 82 to 465 km. The similarity decay did not depend on whether or not the compared sites were separated by the Sepik River or whether the species were aquatic or terrestrial breeders. Likewise, a DCA ordination of frog assemblages did not show separation of sites by the river as a significant factor explaining their composition. Our results suggest that even major rivers, such as the Sepik, may not act as dispersal barriers. Rivers may not limit the distribution of frogs and therefore have a limited effect on determining frog species abundance and assemblage structure in rain forests.

scholarly journals Structures of New Alkaloids from Rain Forest Trees Galbulimima belgraveana and Galbulimima baccata in Papua New Guinea, Indonesia, and Northern Australia

ACS Omega ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1912-1921 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ping Lan ◽  
Anthony J. Herlt ◽  
Anthony C. Willis ◽  
Walter C. Taylor ◽  
Lewis N. Mander
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Rain Forest ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Forest Trees ◽  
Northern Australia

Cryptococcal meningitis in Papua New Guinea: ecology and the role of eucalypts

1993 ◽  
Vol 158 (3) ◽  
pp. 213-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ian Laurenson ◽  
Sirus Naraql ◽  
Neville Howcroft ◽  
Ian Burrows ◽  
Simon Saulei
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Cryptococcal Meningitis ◽  
New Guinea

Role of pfmdr1 mutations on chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum isolates with pfcrt K76T from Papua New Guinea

Acta Tropica ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 98 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-144 ◽  
Author(s):  
Toshihiro Mita ◽  
Akira Kaneko ◽  
Francis Hombhanje ◽  
Ilomo Hwaihwanje ◽  
Nobuyuki Takahashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plasmodium Falciparum ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Chloroquine Resistance

scholarly journals Good news media book in regional bad news year

2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-212
Author(s):  
Patrick Craddock
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
News Media ◽  
National Development ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Bad News ◽  
Good News ◽  
Journalism Education ◽  
Media Ownership ◽  
The Media

Media, Information and Development in Papua New Guinea is one of the most interesting books I have on Pacific media. It is a collection of different writers, some of whom are current or former journalists. Several of the authors have direct media links as staff working with the Divine Word University in Madang, a private Christian institution. For the uninitiated, the opening chapter gives an outline of the media landscape in PNG. Other chapters explore media ownership, journalism education and the role of media national development. 

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