Clarification of the type-locality of Nascio chydaea Olliff (Coleoptera: Buprestidae: Nascionini), with further notes on its biology, distribution and relationships

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 35-42
Author(s):  
MAGNUS PETERSON
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Species Relationships ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
South West ◽  
Colour Photograph ◽  
Western Australian ◽  
Eucalyptus Wandoo

The precise type-locality of the infrequently encountered Western Australian species Nascio chydaea Olliff, 1886 is redefined from 28˚44ʹS, 116˚24ʹE to 34˚11ʹS, 118˚19ʹE, and thus George Masters is identified as the original collector and January–February 1869 as the date of collection of its lectotype and paralectotype. The first larval and adult hostplant records, Eucalyptus wandoo and an unidentified Asteraceae species respectively, as well as three further distributional records from south-west Western Australia, are provided for N. chydaea and discussed. A colour photograph of its dorsal habitus is also provided, as well as a distribution map for this species. Relationships, general zoogeography and biology of all Nascio species are briefly discussed.

scholarly journals "Payneham Vale": integrated whole farm Planning

2003 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
R. S. Watkins
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Natural Vegetation ◽  
The South ◽  
Farm Planning ◽  
South West ◽  
The 1950S ◽  
Supplementary Feed ◽  
Eucalyptus Wandoo

IN 1908, Ron's grandfather, Issac Gray, took up an uncleared block of land 15 km north of Frankland in the south-west of Western Australia (see Fig. 1, Hobbs 2003). During that time he ran a few cattle in the bush and clearing of the native woodlands of Wandoo (white gum) Eucalyptus wandoo, J arrah E. marginata and Marri (Redgum) E. calophylla was slow and tedious. Ron's parents took over the farm in 1947, and with the advent of the bulldozer, clearing of Watkin's property and surrounding district began in earnest during the 1950s. Clearing continued as fast "as money permitted", until almost the last natural vegetation was knocked down in 1978 (Fig. 1). Annual pastures with some cropping (for supplementary feed) were the main source of fodder for sheep and cattle.

The species of Alexgeorgea, a Western Australian genus of the restionaceae

1990 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 751 ◽  
Author(s):  
BG Briggs ◽  
LAS Johnson ◽  
SL Krauss
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Rare Species ◽  
The South ◽  
South West ◽  
River Region ◽  
Western Australian

The three species of Alexgeorgea Carlquist are revised, including A. ganopoda L. Johnson & B. Briggs, a newly described rare species of the Mt Frankland–Bow River region of the south-west of Western Australia.

Wildlife of the Otways and Shipwreck Coast

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Waters ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
Vegetation Types ◽  
Global Level ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Habitat Types ◽  
South West ◽  
Natural Beauty ◽  
Colour Photograph ◽  
Conservation And Management

The Otways and Shipwreck Coast is known for its natural beauty and attracts millions of visitors each year, particularly along the Great Ocean Road. The value of the region's rich biodiversity is recognised at the national and global level and its wildlife is markedly different to other regions, including eastern Victoria which supports similar vegetation types. Wildlife of the Otways and Shipwreck Coast is a photographic field guide to the vertebrate wildlife of Victoria’s south-west. It covers all the mammals, birds, reptiles and frogs that occur in the region, including on land and in coastal waters. Each of the 288 species profiles includes a description and information on identification, range, conservation status, habitat use and ecology and is complemented by an exquisite colour photograph and a detailed distribution map. The book also includes chapters on habitat types, conservation and management, and on 14 key places in the region to view wildlife. This book will allow those interested in wildlife, including residents and visitors, to identify vertebrate animals found in the region. Readers will also become more familiar with the distinct role the Otways has in conserving Australia’s biodiversity.

Palaemonella dijonesae sp. nov. (Crustacea: Decapoda: Pontoniinae) from Western Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2372 (1) ◽  
pp. 151-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. J. BRUCE
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Sagami Bay ◽  
Australian Museum ◽  
Holotype Specimen ◽  
Single Figure ◽  
Western Australian ◽  
A New Species

A recent publication by Bruce (2008a) reported the presence of Palaemonella spinulata Yokoya, 1936 in the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia. This report noted that “The holotype specimen from Misaki, Japan, is considered to be lost (Holthuis 1952; Bruce 1970; Okuno pers. comm.). The designation of a neotype would appear useful but one from Japanese or nearby waters would be more appropriate than one of the present specimens”. The brief description provided by Yokoya (1936), with only a single figure showing the whole specimen, antennule, antenna, mandible, second maxilliped and posterior telson, is inadequate for comparison with other species of the genus. This deficiency has now been rectified by Hayashi (2009) who has provided a detailed and well illustrated description of P. spinulata and designated a neotype from Sagami Bay, near Misaki, the type locality. This re-description immediately indicated that the Western Australian specimens were not conspecific and they are now described as a new species. The specimens are held in the collections of the Western Australian Museum, Perth.

Salinisation and prospects for biodiversity in rivers and wetlands of south-west Western Australia

2003 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 673 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Halse ◽  
J. K. Ruprecht ◽  
A. M. Pinder
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Aquatic Ecosystems ◽  
Saline Water ◽  
Biological Communities ◽  
Invertebrate Species ◽  
South West ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Water Volumes ◽  
Western Australian

Saline water was common in south-west Western Australian aquatic systems prior to land-clearing because most streams and wetlands were ephemeral and evapo-concentrated as they dried, and there were high concentrations of stored salt in groundwater and soil profiles. Nevertheless, a 1998 review of salinity trends in rivers of south-west Western Australia showed that 20-fold increases in salinity concentrations had occurred since clearing in the medium-rainfall zone (300–700 mm). More recent data confirm these trends and show that elevated salinities have already caused substantial changes to the biological communities of aquatic ecosystems. Further substantial changes will occur, despite the flora and fauna of the south-west being comparatively well adapted to the presence of salinity in the landscape. Up to one-third of wetland and river invertebrate species, large numbers of plants and a substantial proportion of the waterbird fauna will disappear from the wheatbelt, a region that has high biodiversity value and endemism. Increased salinities are not the only threat associated with salinisation: increased water volumes, longer periods of inundation and more widespread acidity are also likely to be detrimental to the biota.

Western Australian Species-Rich Kwongan (Sclerophyllous Shrubland) Affected by Drought

1980 ◽  
Vol 28 (6) ◽  
pp. 573 ◽  
Author(s):  
RJ Hnatiuk ◽  
AJM Hopkins
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Drought Stress ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Vascular Plants ◽  
Perennial Species ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
Vegetative Regeneration ◽  
Average Rainfall ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
Western Australian

Observations of responses to aseasonal water stress are reported for 238 above-ground perennial species of native vascular plants in a 20 km2 area of Western Australia surveyed during the second consecutive year of below average rainfall. Eighty-six species (36%) were found with dead individuals. Both vegetative regeneration and seedling regeneration appeared to be successful means of surviving drought stress in this region. The drought affected species of the families Proteaceae and Epacridaceae more than those of other major families. There are similarities in the response of the vegetation to the two main, irregularly occurring phenomena, aseasonal drought and fire: both can affect vegetation over large areas and yet leave considerable patches within the area that are little affected. Together these two factors contribute to the production of complex and dynamic mosaic-patterns in the vegetation.

scholarly journals A newly recognised species of Cryptes Maskell 1892 (Hemiptera: Coccidae) from Western Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 4508 (1) ◽  
pp. 101 ◽  
Author(s):  
YEN-PO LIN ◽  
TAKUMASA KONDO ◽  
TAKUMASA KONDO ◽  
PENNY J. GULLAN ◽  
LYN G. COOK
Keyword(s):  
Adult Female ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Dna Sequences ◽  
Species Complex ◽  
Phylogenetic Analyses ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
Adult Females ◽  
Nuclear Loci ◽  
Acacia Aneura ◽  
Western Australian

Cryptes utzoni Lin, Kondo & Cook sp. n. (Hemiptera: Coccidae) is described based on adult female morphology and DNA sequences from mitochondrial and nuclear loci. This Australian endemic species was found on the stem of Acacia aneura (Fabaceae) in Western Australia. All phylogenetic analyses of three independent DNA loci show that C. utzoni is closely related to C. baccatus (Maskell), the type and only species of Cryptes Maskell, 1892. The adult female of C. utzoni is described and illustrated and a table is provided of the characters that differ among adult females of the two species of Cryptes now recognised (C. baccatus and C. utzoni) and a morphologically similar Western Australian species, Austrolichtensia hakearum (Fuller). There is deep genetic divergence in COI among samples of C. baccatus, suggesting the possibility of a species complex in this taxon. 

Distribution of the native earthworm fauna of Australia - a continent-wide perspective

Soil Research ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 117 ◽  
Author(s):  
I Abbott
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
South Australia ◽  
Large Rivers ◽  
Annual Rainfall ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
South West ◽  
Wide Perspective ◽  
Central Australia

Based on nearly 2000 available records, the broadscale geographical distribution of the native earthworm fauna of Australia was mapped. Native earthworms were recorded from south-eastern, eastern and northern Australia within 400 km of the coast. Isolated faunas were present in Tasmania and south-west Western Australia, and apparently isolated faunas occurred in the Adelaide area/Fleurieu Peninsula of South Australia and the ranges of central Australia. All but 30 locality records occurred where annual rainfall averaged or exceeded 400 mm; 16 of these records were instances of moisture-gaining sites (moist caves, waterholes, banks of large rivers, edge of granite domes). A collecting strategy to both fill in gaps in the distribution map and discover additional anomalous occurrences (with respect to the 400 mm isohyet) is outlined.

The Genus Austroxestus Woodward (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae: Rhyparochrominae).

1979 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 813 ◽  
Author(s):  
TE Woodward
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Type Species ◽  
New Records ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
South West ◽  
South Wales

The lethaeine genus Austroxestus Woodward, 1962, and its type-species A. carnarvoni Woodward are redescribed. The type locality of this species is the Carnarvon Range, Queensland; new records are from eastern New South Wales. The following are described: A. australiensis, sp. nov., from Tasmania, Victoria and eastern Queensland, A. taylori, sp. nov., from New South Wales, and A. westraliensis, sp. nov., from south-west Western Australia. The variation and distribution of A. australiensis are discussed. The four species are keyed out.

Studies in Australian Amphibia. 1. The genus Crinia Tschudi in South-western Australia and some species from south-eastern Australia.

1957 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 30 ◽  
Author(s):  
AR Main
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Field Observations ◽  
Undescribed Species ◽  
Life History Data ◽  
South West ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Western Australian ◽  
A New Species

The Western Australian representatives of the genus Crinia Tschudi are reviewed. On the basis of field observations and data from in vitro crosses it is concluded that the following species occur in south-western Australia: Crinia rosea Harrison, C. leai Fletcher, C. georgiana Tschudi, C. glauerti Loveridge, C. insignifera Moore, and a new species. From in vitro crosses, Moore's (1954) conclusion that C. signifera Girard does not occur in the south-west of Australia is confirmed. C. glauerti is regarded as a western representative of the C. signifera super-species. Collections in eastern Australia revealed the presence of an undescribed species which is a representative of the C. insignifera super-species. Life history data are presented.

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