scholarly journals Revision of the Australo-Papuan genus Spilopyra Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Spilopyrinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2692 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. A. M. REID ◽  
M. BEATSON
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Senior Synonym

The genus Spilopyra Baly is revised, with five valid species, three new: S. safrina sp. nov., S. scratchley sp. nov., S. semiramis sp. nov., S. stirlingi Lea, 1914, S. sumptuosa Baly, 1860. Spilopyra stirlingi is a senior synonym of S. flavicornis Weise, 1923 (syn. nov.). Lectotypes are designated for S. stirlingi and S. sumptuosa. The genus may be considerably more diverse, as three of the species are known from just 7 specimens. Spilopyra species occur from northern New South Wales, Australia, to central New Guinea, and known hosts are Sapindaceae.

scholarly journals A Systematic Revision of the Rhytidoponera Impressa Group (Hymenoptera : Formicidae) in Australia and New Guinea.

1980 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 475 ◽  
Author(s):  
PS Ward
Keyword(s):  
East Coast ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Systematic Revision ◽  
Genetic Studies ◽  
South Wales

The Rhytidoponera impressa group is revised on the basis of worker ant morphology, supplemented by information from ecological and genetic studies. Five species are recognized, all of which occur in mesic habitats along the east coast of Australia: chalybaea Emery (New South Wales, southern Queensland), confusa, sp. nov. (Victoria, New South Wales, southern Queensland) enigmatica sp. nov. (Sydney region, N.S.W.),impressa Mayr (Queensland) and purpurea Emery (north Queensland, New Guinea). R. purpurea is the most distinct morphologically. Of the remaining species, chalybaea and confusa are exceedingly similar and in some localities can be unequivocably distinguished only on the basis of electrophoretic (allozyme) differences. Biogeographical relationships of the impressa group are discussed in relation to past climatic and vegetational changes.

Corynelia uberata. [Descriptions of Fungi and Bacteria].

2006 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. W. Minter
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
South Wales

Abstract C. uberata is described and illustrated. Information on hosts (Afrocarpus falcatus, A. gracilior, A. usambarensis, Falcatifolium falciforme, Nageia nagi, Podocarpus archboldii, P. costatus, P. elatus, P. elongatus, P. gracilis, P. henckelii, P. latifolius, P. longefoliatus [P. longifoliolatus], P. longifolius, P. madagascariensis, P. milanjianus, P. nekelii, P. neriifolius, P. rumphii, P. sylvestris, P. spinulosus and Podocarpus sp.), geographical distribution (Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, New South Wales, and Guangxi, China) and dispersal is provided.

A Revison of the Genus Paragalaxias Scott (Salmoniformes : Galaxiidae)

1978 ◽  
Vol 29 (1) ◽  
pp. 93 ◽  
Author(s):  
RM McDowall ◽  
W Fulton
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Great Lake ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Two New Species ◽  
Senior Synonym

Paragalaxias dissimilis (Regan), which has not been reported since description from 'New South Wales' in 1905, is shown to be a senior synonym of P. shannonensis Scott, 1935, from Great Lake, Tasmania. Two new species of Parugalaxias, one from Great Lake and another from Arthurs Lake nearby, are described.

scholarly journals Evidence of a large extinct monotreme ( Echidna Ramsayi , Ow.) from the Wellington Breccia Cave, New South Wales

1883 ◽  
Vol 36 (228-231) ◽  
pp. 4-4
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Formed Part

In this communication the author gives a description of a fossil humerus from the breccia cave of Wellington Valley, which repeats the characters of that bone in the existing monotrematous genus Echidna more closely than those of the same bone in any other known kind of mammal. The fossil, however, greatly exceeds in size that of the existing Australian species, Echidna hystrix , Cuv. The existence of, at least, two other kinds lately discovered living in New Guinea has been made known in memoirs by Professor Gervais and Mr. E. P. Ramsay, E .L .S.; these occupy, in respect of size, the interval between them and the Australian Ech. hystrix , but the subject of the present paper makes known the largest Monotreme hitherto discovered. Figures of the fossil in question, and of the corresponding bone of the smaller existing Australian kind, accompany the text. The fossil formed part of the series of remains obtained from the cave above cited, and was with them submitted to the author, who proposes to indicate the present acquisition by the name Echidna Ramsayi .

Paratylenchinae: redescription of Paratylenchus arculatus Luc & de Guiran, 1962, a new senior synonym of P. nainianus Edward & Misra, 1963 (Nematoda: Tylenchulidae)

Nematology ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 375-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michal Brzeski ◽  
Ladislav Hanel ◽  
Andres Nico ◽  
Pablo Castillo
Keyword(s):  
Sandy Soil ◽  
Clay Soil ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Southern Spain ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Senior Synonym ◽  
Subjective Synonym

AbstractSeveral populations of Paratylenchus arculatus from sandy soil and root samples from olive nurseries in southern Spain and from uncultivated clay soil in New South Wales, Australia are described. P. nainianus Edward & Misra, 1963 is considered as a junior subjective synonym of P. arculatus. Paratylenchinae: redescription de Paratylenchus arculatus Luc & de Guiran, 1962, un nouveau synonym majeur de P. nainianus Edward & Misra, 1963 (Nematoda: Tylenchulidae) - Sont decrites plusieurs populations de Paratylenchus arculatus provenant d'echantillons de sol sableux et de racines collectes dans des pepinieres d'olivier du sud de l'Espagne et d'un sol argileux en jachere des Nouvelles Galles du Sud, Australie. P. nainianus Edward & Misra, 1963 est considere comme un synonyme mineur subjectif de P. arculatus.

Trilobites of the suborder Illaenina from the Silurian of north Queensland, Australia

2016 ◽  
Vol 90 (3) ◽  
pp. 433-471 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Holloway ◽  
Philip D. Lane
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Late Ordovician ◽  
Junior Synonym ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Senior Synonym

AbstractThe trilobite fauna of the middle Silurian (Telychian to possibly earliest Sheinwoodian) Tomcat Creek limestone in the Broken River Province of north Queensland is dominated by the suborder Illaenina, including illaenimorphs (Illaeninae and Bumastinae) and members of the Scutelluidae. Scutelluidae are most diverse, with eight genera, of whichDolabrapex,Iotoryx,Perizostra, andQuintoniaare new.Perizostrais the first scutelluid with a cephalon that may be described as of phacomorph appearance. Illaenimorphs are represented by three genera, includingOpsypharus, which is regarded as a senior synonym ofParacybantyxbut distinct fromFailleanawith which it has been placed in synonymy by some authors. Thirteen species are new:Cybantyx?ergodes,Opsypharus pandanensis,Australoscutellum talenti,Dolabrapex acomus,Illaenoscutellum psephos,Iotoryx clarksoni,Japonoscutellum mawsonae,J. drakton,J. fractum,Kosovopeltis avita,Perizostra campbelli,Quintonia arata, andQ. pavo. A species ofStenopariais placed in open nomenclature. The species ofAustraloscutellum,Illaenoscutellum, and possiblyKosovopeltisare the oldest known representatives of those genera. These genera andJaponoscutellumare also common in faunas from limestones of Wenlock to Ludlow age in central western New South Wales, reflecting the similarity in lithofacies. The monotypic Late Ordovician genusCraigheadia, which has been regarded as a scutelluid, belongs to the Lichidae and is probably a junior synonym ofLeiolichas.

Studies in the Cunoniaceae. I. The genera Ceratopetalum, Gillbeea, Aistopetalum, and Calycomis

1960 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 318 ◽  
Author(s):  
RD Hoogland
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
The Other ◽  
Type Collection ◽  
Blue Mountains ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
North Eastern ◽  
Critical Notes

This first series of studies in the Cunoniaceae offers revisions of the genera Ceratopetalum Sm., Gillbeea F. Muell., Aistopetalum Schltr., and Calycomis D. Don. Full synonymy, bibliography, descriptions, and critical notes are given for the genera and species, and keys to the species are included. The genus Cemtopetalum comprises five species in eastern Australia and New Guinea. C. tetrapterum Mattf., described from New Guinea, is reduced in synonymy under C. succirubrum C. T. White, previously known only from northeastern Queensland. The genus Gillbeea comprises two species, one in north-eastern Queensland and one in New Guinea. The genus Aistopetalum comprises two species in New Guinea; one species is widespread in the northern parts of the island, the other is known only from the type collection. A. tetramerum Kan. et Hat. is reduced in synonymy under A. viticoides. The genus Calycomis is monotypic; its only species, C. australis (A. Cunn.) Hoogl. comb. nov. (Weinmannia australis A. Cunn.) is found in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales and is currently known as Acrophyllum verticillatum or A. venosum.

Late Quaternary Climates of Australia and New Guinea

1976 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 359-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.M. Bowler ◽  
G.S. Hope ◽  
J.N. Jennings ◽  
G. Singh ◽  
D. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Late Quaternary ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
South Australia ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Slope Instability ◽  
Mean Annual Temperature ◽  
Quaternary Climate ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Ice Retreat

Between 60,000 and 40,000 B.P., northeastern Queensland, south New South Wales, and southeastern South Australia were drier than at present. From 40,000–30,000 B.P. a colder climate than at present is indicated from one New Guinea area. Dryness became even more accentuated in northeastern Queensland, whereas many lakes filled up in the southern mainland, probably because of increasing precipitation effectiveness there. Before the end of this period colder conditions than now were already giving rise to slope instability in the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales.The period of 25,000–15,000 B.P. saw the greatest lowering of the New Guinea treeline, reaching an extreme at 17,000 B.P. when glaciers also achieved their maximum extent. This was the time of extensive glaciation in Tasmania and small glaciers formed in the Snowy Mountains. Estimates of the lowering of mean annual temperature range from 6°–10°C. Northeastern Queensland experienced its driest Late Quaternary climate; lakes were contracting throughout the southern mainland and the final phase of substantial desert dune building took place before the period ended.In the Snowy Mountains ice retreat began before 20,000 B.P., as did the construction of clay dunes in the southern semi-arid belt, a process demanding higher temperatures. However, in New Guinea and Tasmania ice retreat and treeline rise did not begin till after 15,000 B.P. Temperatures rose rapidly and everywhere most of the ice had gone by 10,000 B.P., when some lakes filled up in southern Australia, implying an increase in absolute precipitation.In the last 10,000 years climate has been relatively stable although there are some indications that temperature and rainfall were marginally higher than now between 8000 and 5000 B.P. Since then, lake levels have oscillated; a brief, limited resumption of periglacial activity took place in the Snowy Mountains and there were small glacier advances in New Guinea.

Cyanea capillata is not a cosmopolitan jellyfish: morphological and molecular evidence for C. annaskala and C. rosea (Scyphozoa:Semaeostomeae:Cyaneidae) in south-eastern Australia

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael N. Dawson
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Sequence Difference ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
South Eastern ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
South Eastern Australia

The taxonomic status of the lion’s mane jellyfish, Cyanea, of south-eastern Australia has been unsettled since 1884 when medusae from Port Jackson were described as a new variety of C. annaskala von Lendenfeld rather than assigned to C. rosea Quoy & Gaimard described previously from the same location. Cyanea annaskala was later combined with C. mullerianthe Haacke then synonymised with C. capillata (Linnaeus), which is now considered a circumglobal species, before being resurrected as a subspecies, C. capillata annaskala, in 1986. Here I demonstrate that Cyanea in southern New South Wales and Cyanea in Tasmania and Victoria constitute two distinct morphological groups separated by >10% sequence difference in both cytochrome c oxidase subunit I and internal transcribed spacer 1. Moreover, these clades are molecularly distinct (>6%) from C. capillata collected in its North Sea type locality. Analyses of medusae from another type locality, Port Philip Bay, Victoria, demonstrate that Cyanea annaskala von Lendenfeld is a valid species. Cyanea rosea is tentatively resurrected for medusae from New South Wales, pending confirmation by analyses of medusae from the vicinity of Sydney. Assigning other south-eastern Australian Cyanea specimens from museum collections to species is difficult in the absence of molecular analyses because biogeographic and morphological inferences sometimes conflict. Integrative molecular and morphological analyses of medusae from type localities may offer the most robust approach to straightening out the often convoluted systematics of scyphomedusae.

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