scholarly journals Distribution, habitats, phenology and conservation of New Caledonian Odonata

Zootaxa ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4640 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-112
Author(s):  
DANIEL GRAND ◽  
MILEN MARINOV ◽  
HERVE JOURDAN ◽  
CARL COOK ◽  
SOPHIE ROUYS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New Caledonia ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Species Conservation ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Range Restriction ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Water Courses ◽  
Alien Fish

Compared to other archipelagos of the Pacific, the New Caledonian Odonata fauna is rich and diverse with 56 valid species or subspecies (23 endemics, 41%) from eight families (four Zygoptera: Argiolestidae, Coenagrionidae, Isostictidae, Lestidae, and four Anisoptera: Aeshnidae, Corduliidae, Synthemistidae, Libellulidae) and 31 genera (including four endemics, 13%). In Zygoptera, we record 19 species including 12 endemics (63%), and among Anisoptera, we record 37 species or subspecies, including 11 endemics (30%). We removed five species from the list that had been erroneously recorded as occurring in New Caledonia: Tramea carolina (Linnaeus, 1763), Austroargiolestes icteromelas (Selys-Longchamps, 1862), Ischnura torresiana Tillyard, 1913, Xiphiagrion cyanomelas Selys-Longchamps, 1876 and Hemicordulia oceanica Selys-Longchamps, 1871. The occurrence of Tramea limbata (Desjardins, 1835) appears also doubtful, but we were unable to clarify to which taxon this record referred hence we excluded it from our update. From a biogeographic perspective, the New Caledonian fauna has mostly Australian affinities with some connections with southeast Asia and the Pacific region. We provide for each species, whenever information was available, a distribution map with a brief review of its known ecology, behaviour and phenology. We also evaluated each species’ conservation status, in light of known threats (range restriction, scarcity and human activity including altered water flow). We consider seventeen species (30%) endangered. The most immediate threats concern water pollution including alteration to the flow of water courses caused by mining, deforestation and fires. Invasive species, such as alien fish, may be predators of concern for odonata larva, although this has not yet been proven in New Caledonia. 

scholarly journals Multiple recombinant dengue type 1 viruses in an isolate from a dengue patient

2007 ◽  
Vol 88 (12) ◽  
pp. 3334-3340 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Aaskov ◽  
Katie Buzacott ◽  
Emma Field ◽  
Kym Lowry ◽  
Alain Berlioz-Arthaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mixed Infection ◽  
Envelope Protein ◽  
Protein Gene ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Genotype I ◽  
Recombinant Viruses ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Genotype Ii

Between 2000 and 2004, dengue virus type 1 (DENV-1) genotypes I and II from Asia were introduced into the Pacific region and co-circulated in some localities. Envelope protein gene sequences of DENV-1 from 12 patients infected on the island of New Caledonia were obtained, five of which carried genotype I viruses and six, genotype II viruses. One patient harboured a mixed infection, containing viruses assigned to both genotypes I and II, as well as a number of inter-genotypic recombinants. This is the first report of a population of dengue viruses isolated from a patient containing both parental and recombinant viruses.

scholarly journals New names and status for Pacific spiny species of Solanum (Solanaceae, subgenus Leptostemonum Bitter; the Leptostemonum Clade)

PhytoKeys ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 1-36
Author(s):  
Donald H. R. McClelland ◽  
Michael Nee ◽  
Sandra Knapp
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Herbarium Specimens ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
New Type

Five new species of spiny solanums (Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum Bitter; the Leptostemonum Clade) are described from the islands of the Pacific. Two of the new species are from Fiji (S. pseudopedunculatum D.McClelland, sp. nov. and S. ratale D.McClelland, sp. nov.), two from New Caledonia (S. memoayanum D.McClelland, sp. nov. and S. semisucculentum D.McClelland, sp. nov.), one from Papua New Guinea (S. labyrinthinum D.McClelland, sp. nov.) and another from Vanuatu (S. vanuatuense D.McClelland, sp. nov.). A new status and combination is provided for the rare Hawaiian endemic S. caumii (F.Br.) D.McClelland, comb. et stat. nov. and a new type designated for S. peekelii Bitter of Papua New Guinea, for which a description is also provided. All species are illustrated with digitized herbarium specimens, mapped and have been assigned a preliminary conservation status using current IUCN guidelines. Details of all specimens examined are provided in a Suppl. materials 1: file SM1.

Galianthe holmneielsenii (Spermacoceae-Rubiaceae): A New Rheophilous Species from the Pacific Coast of Colombia and Ecuador

2021 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 427-432
Author(s):  
Javier E. Florentín ◽  
Mariela Nuñez Florentin ◽  
Roberto M. Salas
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
West Coast ◽  
Pacific Coast ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Seed Traits ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
The West ◽  
Diagnostic Characters ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
A New Species

Abstract— A new species of Galianthe from the west coast of Colombia and Ecuador that has fruits with indehiscent mericarps is described and illustrated. Galianthe holmneielsenii is most similar to Borreria ocymifolia and G. spicata, but differs in floral, fruit, and seed traits. An illustration of the diagnostic characters, a distribution map, information about the conservation status of the new species, and a key to the Galianthe species in Colombia and Ecuador are provided.

Ladybird Beetles of the Australo-Pacific Region

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Slipinski ◽  
Jiahui Li ◽  
Hong Pang
Keyword(s):  
Model Organisms ◽  
Valid Species ◽  
Correct Identification ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
History Museum ◽  
Ladybird Beetles ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Biogeographic Region ◽  
Colour Patterns ◽  
Species Descriptions

True ladybirds, classified in the tribe Coccinellini, are easily recognisable by their relatively large and shiny bodies and contrasting colour patterns. They are one of the most widely studied groups of beetles, being of economic importance and used as model organisms in biological and ecological research. Ladybird Beetles of the Australo-Pacific Region covers 22 genera and 95 valid species, including 12 new species, of ladybird beetles from Australia, New Guinea and the Pacific area. For each species, descriptions, illustrations and keys will assist with the correct identification of ladybirds from this large but practically unknown fauna. This book is a valuable contribution to the taxonomy of the ladybirds and to the knowledge of the biodiversity of this unique biogeographic region. It will be of use to entomologists, biologists, ecologists, quarantine officers, natural history museum curators, and students.

scholarly journals Introduction: Communities Acting for Sustainability in the Pacific

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anu Bissoonauth ◽  
Rowena Ward
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Social Science ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Future Generations ◽  
International Studies ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The University

This special issue of PORTAL Journal of Multidisciplinary International Studies emerged from discussions about the need to focus research on the diversity of the Pacific and the sustainability of Pacific peoples and communities for future generations. The issue brings together articles by researchers from Australia and New Caledonia with interests in sustainability from the disciplines of linguistics, cultural studies, social science and history in and across the Pacific region. The papers are drawn primarily from presentations at a symposium on ‘Pacific communities acting for sustainability,’ held at the University of Wollongong in July 2016, which involved academics from Australia and New Caledonia.

scholarly journals The Common Fruit-Piercing Moth in the Pacific Region: A Survey of the Current State of a Significant Worldwide Economic Pest, Eudocima phalonia (Lepidoptera: Erebidae), with a Focus on New Caledonia

Insects ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Lise Leroy ◽  
Christian Mille ◽  
Bruno Fogliani
Keyword(s):  
New Caledonia ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Crop Pest ◽  
Fruit Species ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The Common ◽  
Ecological Transition ◽  
Economic Pest ◽  
Existing Data

When referring to fruit-piercing moths, the genus Eudocima, and more specifically Eudocima phalonia (Linneaus), is cited as a worldwide crop pest. Damages associated with this pest are substantial on more than 100 fruit species, wherever it is encountered. In New Caledonia, the once occasional pest has become a serious threat to the current fruit arboriculture. Particularly devastating during outbreak periods, it has become an urgent need to find a suitable solution able to support farmers in the ecological transition of our agricultural models. This review proposes a synthesis of the existing data and publications on E. phalonia, worldwide and especially in New Caledonia, with recent observations. The assessment of this knowledge and the dynamics of the species in the territory of New Caledonia provide key information for a better prospect of adapted solutions.

Parapiromis nom. nov., a new name for Piromis Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae), with descriptions of three new species

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2400 (1) ◽  
pp. 29 ◽  
Author(s):  
CUI-PING BU ◽  
MARIE-CLAUDE LARIVIÈRE ◽  
AI-PING LIANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
External Morphology ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
New Name ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Three New Species

Parapiromis Bu, Larivière & Liang is created as a new name for Piromis Fennah (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Ricaniidae), which is preoccupied by Piromis Kinberg, 1869 (Annelida), and three new species of the genus are described and illustrated from the Pacific region: P. guadalcanalensis Bu & Liang sp. nov. (Solomon Islands), P. kiungaensis Bu & Liang sp. nov. (Papua New Guinea), P. santacruzensis Bu & Liang sp. nov. (Solomon Islands). P. translucida (Montrouzier) is redescribed and illustrated, including the external morphology of adult and the structure of the male and female genitalia. A key and a distribution map to the species of Parapiromis are provided.

scholarly journals Taxonomic revision of the new spider genus Hortophora, the Australasian Garden Orb-weavers (Araneae, Araneidae)

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 275-334
Author(s):  
Volker W. Framenau ◽  
Renner L. C. Baptista ◽  
Francisca Sâmia M. Oliveira ◽  
Pedro de S. Castanheira
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Genus ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Taxonomic Revision ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Genital Mutilation ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Large Spine

The new genus Hortophora in the orb-weaving spider family Araneidae Clerck, 1757 is established to include 13 species from the Australasian-Pacific region, with ten species known from Australia (five of which new to science): Hortophora biapicata (L. Koch, 1871), comb. nov. (type species) (= Araneus biapicatifera Strand, 1907, syn. nov.; = Epeira frosti Hogg, 1896, syn. nov.); H. cucullussp. nov.; H. lodicula (Keyserling, 1887), comb. nov. (= Epeira scutigerens Hogg, 1900, syn. nov.); H. megacanthasp. nov.; H. porongurupsp. nov.; H. tatianeaesp. nov.; H. transmarina (Keyserling, 1865), comb. nov.) (also known from Papua New Guinea); H. urbana (Keyserling, 1887), comb. nov.; H. walesiana (Karsch, 1878), comb. nov. (= Epeira rhombocephalaThorell 1881, syn. nov.; = Epeira lutulenta Keyserling, 1886, syn. nov.); and H. yesabahsp. nov. The following species of Hortophoragen. nov. are recognised from the Pacific region but not revised in detail due to a lack of material, specifically mature males: Hortophora capitalis (L. Koch, 1871), comb. nov. (removed from synonymy with H. transmarinacomb. nov.) from Fiji, New Caledonia and Vanuatu; H. flavicoma (Simon, 1880), comb. nov. from New Caledonia (incl. Loyalty Islands) and H. viridis (Keyserling, 1865), comb. nov. (removed from synonymy with H. transmarinacomb. nov.) from Samoa. Epeira thyridota Thorell, 1870 is here removed from synonymy with H. transmarinacomb. nov. and transferred to Backobourkia Framenau, Dupérré, Blackledge & Vink, 2010, B. thyridota (Thorell, 1870), comb. nov.Hortophoragen. nov. includes medium-sized to large, nocturnal orb-weaving spiders typically with subtriangular to ovoid abdomen bearing humeral humps. The tibiae of the second leg in males is usually enlarged with numerous strong spines and an apico-ventral megaspur carrying a large spine in some species. Male pedipalps generally have an elongated, transverse median apophysis ending in a bifid tip in most species, a sinuous to straight embolus and a bubble-shaped terminal apophysis. The female epigyne scape is highly elongated and does not have a terminal pocket. Genital mutilation, i.e. breaking off the epigyne scape during copulation, is common in some species. Hortophoragen. nov. include the most frequently collected nocturnal orb-weaving spiders in Australia.

scholarly journals Ipomoea hederifolia (scarlet-creeper).

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Riparian Areas ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The World ◽  
Agricultural Weed ◽  
Warm Temperate

Abstract Ipomoea hederifolia is an annual climbing vine species, native to the tropical and warm temperate parts of the Americas, which has been introduced to many parts of the world as an ornamental plant. It has escaped from cultivation to become naturalized and invasive mostly in disturbed sites and riparian areas (PIER, 2016; Queensland Government, 2016). It also behaves as a weed in cultivated fields (such as sugarcane and soybean fields) in areas within and outside its native distribution range (Kissmann and Groth, 1999; Randall, 2012; USDA-ARS, 2016). It has the potential to outcompete other plant species for nutrients, water and sunlight. Currently it is listed as a serious agricultural weed in Brazil (Kissmann and Groth, 1999; Silva et al., 2009; Calore et al., 2014) and as an invasive species in Cuba, Australia, Hawaii, Fiji, New Caledonia and other islands in the Pacific region (Wagner et al., 1999; Oviedo et al., 2012; PIER, 2016; Queensland Government, 2016).

Ipomoea hederifolia (scarlet-creeper).

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julissa Rojas-Sandoval
Keyword(s):  
Invasive Species ◽  
Plant Species ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Ornamental Plant ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Riparian Areas ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
The World ◽  
Agricultural Weed ◽  
Warm Temperate

Abstract Ipomoea hederifolia is an annual climbing vine species, native to the tropical and warm temperate parts of the Americas, which has been introduced to many parts of the world as an ornamental plant. It has escaped from cultivation to become naturalized and invasive mostly in disturbed sites and riparian areas (PIER, 2016; Queensland Government, 2016). It also behaves as a weed in cultivated fields (such as sugarcane and soybean fields) in areas within and outside its native distribution range (Kissmann and Groth, 1999; Randall, 2012; USDA-ARS, 2016). It has the potential to outcompete other plant species for nutrients, water and sunlight. Currently it is listed as a serious agricultural weed in Brazil (Kissmann and Groth, 1999; Silva et al., 2009; Calore et al., 2014) and as an invasive species in Cuba, Australia, Hawaii, Fiji, New Caledonia and other islands in the Pacific region (Wagner et al., 1999; Oviedo et al., 2012; PIER, 2016; Queensland Government, 2016).

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