Observations of probable camouflaging behaviour in a semi-commensal common spotted cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus maculatus (Marsupialia: Phalangeridae) in New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.

2002 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 243 ◽  
Author(s):  
TE Heinsohn
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Tropical Lowland ◽  
Tree Hollows ◽  
Lowland Forests ◽  
Cape York ◽  
The Common

THE common spotted cuscus Spilocuscus maculatus is a relatively large nocturnal arboreal possum with a preference for tropical lowland forests. Its distribution is centred on New Guinea, but extends to some adjacent landmasses, including a number of satellite islands and Cape York Peninsula in Australia (Flannery 1994; Winter and Leung 1995; Heinsohn 2000). It appears to be principally folivorous and partially frugivorous and forages in the canopy, subcanopy, and understorey of tropical forests, though it may venture to the ground to cross gaps. After a night of foraging, S. maculatus typically rests by day hidden amidst the thick foliage of the canopy, in liana tangles or thickets, and appears to be less dependent on, or less inclined to use tree hollows than some other possum species (Heinsohn 1998b, pers. obs.).

Lactarius (Basidiomycota) in Papua New Guinea. 1. Species of tropical lowland habitats

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 767 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Verbeken ◽  
E. Horak
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Taxa ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Herbarium Material ◽  
Tropical Lowland ◽  
Lowland Forests ◽  
Papua New Guinean

The extant herbarium material of the genus Lactarius (L. novoguineensis P.Henn.) collected in tropical Papua New Guinean lowland forests is studied. In addition, four new taxa, L. leucophaeus, L. paleus, L. leoninus and L. walleynii are introduced. A key to the five species, illustrations and discussionabout their infrageneric position are presented.

Post-larval stages of Ascoschoengastia (Laurentella) lorius (Gunther) (Acariformes: Trombiculidae) provide evidence for a nest-based life history

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2680 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
MATTHEW SHAW
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Ecological Groups ◽  
Iron Range ◽  
Larval Stages ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
Cape York ◽  
Tree Hollow

While certain ecological groups of trombiculid mites are thought to be specialised for nest occupation, supporting evidence is rare. A putatively nest-specialised trombiculid is here described in detail. Larvae, a deutonymph and adults of the trombiculid genus Ascoschoengastia were collected from three tree hollow nests occupied by Eclectus parrots (Eclectus roratus) and Sulphur-crested Cockatoos (Cacatua galerita) at Iron Range, Cape York Peninsula. The larvae are A. (Laurentella) lorius (Gunther), a species originally described from an Eclectus parrot in Papua New Guinea. Deutonymph and adult Ascoschoengastia are also assigned to this species based on their co-occurrence with larvae in this specific and isolated microhabitat. A. (L.) lorius is inferred to have a nest-based life history. Active stases are described with attention to sensory setae. The previous synonomy of A. (L.) daria with A. (L.) lorius is rejected. A key to Australian species of Ascoschoengastia is presented.

A new species of large green treefrog (Anura: Hylidae: Litoria) from northern New Guinea

Zootaxa ◽  
2006 ◽  
Vol 1208 (1) ◽  
pp. 57 ◽  
Author(s):  
STEPHEN J. RICHARDS ◽  
PAUL OLIVER ◽  
CHRIS DAHL ◽  
BURHAN TJATURADI
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Adult Size ◽  
Green Frog ◽  
Green Treefrog ◽  
Lowland Forests ◽  
The Village ◽  
North Western ◽  
A New Species

A new species of large green frog of the hylid genus Litoria is described from northern New Guinea. The new species is superficially similar to Litoria graminea and L. infrafrenata. It can be distinguished from L. graminea by the possession of a poorly defined white labial stripe that does not extend beyond the ear, and from L. infrafrenata by the combination of comparatively small adult size (males 57.9–60.4 mm), fully webbed fingers and a call that is a long (0.7–0.9 s) deep guttural growl. It is known from lowland forests around the village of Utai in north-western Papua New Guinea.

Studies in Australian Tettigoniidae: The Phyllophorinae (Orthoptera: Tettigoniidae; Phyllophorinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 2075 (1) ◽  
pp. 55-68
Author(s):  
DCF RENTZ ◽  
YOU NING SU ◽  
NORIHIRO UESHIMA
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Iron Range ◽  
Cape York

A survey of Australian Phyllophorinae is presented. The entire fauna is represented by two species in two genera. Siliquofera grandis Blanchard, a species widely distributed in Papua New Guinea, is recorded from Iron Range, Queensland. Phyllophorella queenslandica Rentz, Su, Ueshima sp. nov. is described from Kuranda, Queensland and recorded from several localities on the Cape York peninsula. The unusual habits of the subfamily are discussed and the equally unusual karyotype of Phyllophorella queenslandica Rentz, Su, Ueshima sp. nov. is presented.

Systematics of new subsocial and solitary Australasian Anelosimus species (Araneae:Theridiidae)

2012 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ingi Agnarsson
Keyword(s):  
Phylogenetic Analysis ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Social Evolution ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
High Latitudes ◽  
Unknown Species ◽  
The World ◽  
Solitary Species ◽  
Ecological Pattern

Species of the cobweb spider genus Anelosimus range from solitary to subsocial to social, and sociality has evolved repeatedly within the genus. Thus, this genus allows studies of the traits that play a role in social evolution. However, taxonomic knowledge of Anelosimus is geographically narrow and nearly all sociobiological studies have been done in the Americas. Only one behaviourally unknown species has been described from all of Australasia. Here, I describe seven new Anelosimus from Papua New Guinea (Anelosimus potmosbi, sp. nov., Anelosimus pomio, sp. nov., Anelosimus eidur, sp. nov. and Anelosimus luckyi, sp. nov.), Bali (Anelosimus bali, sp. nov.), Australia (Anelosimus pratchetti, sp. nov.) and an unknown locality (Anelosimus terraincognita, sp. nov.), ranging from solitary to subsocial. A phylogenetic analysis supports the inclusion of these species in Anelosimus, and suggests that solitary Papuan species represent a second reversal from subsocial behaviour. Both solitary species inhabit the beachfront, a habitat that appears not to be conducive to social behaviour in spiders. Subsocial species, as in other parts of the world, are found in montane tropical forests of Papua New Guinea, and at relatively high latitudes in Australia. Thus, a global ecological pattern of sociality in Anelosimus is emerging as taxonomic, phylogenetic and ethological knowledge extends beyond the Americas.

scholarly journals Optimum plot and sample sizes for carbon stock and biodiversity estimation in the lowland tropical forests of Papua New Guinea

2015 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 150-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Grussu ◽  
Riccardo Testolin ◽  
Simon Saulei ◽  
Alessio Farcomeni ◽  
Cossey K. Yosi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Carbon Stock ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Sample Sizes

Observations of the 'Critically Endangered' bare-rumped sheathtail bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus Temminck (Chiroptera: Emballonuridae) on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland.

2001 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 185 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Conservation Status ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Fire Regimes ◽  
Wide Distribution ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Northern Australia ◽  
Cape York

THE bare-rumped sheathtailed bat Saccolaimus saccolaimus is a poorly understood species that has a wide distribution covering parts of India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaya, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands and Northern Australia (Bonaccorso 1998). First collected in Australia by De Vis near Cardwell, the current known distribution in Queensland (Qld) extends from Bowen to Cooktown with one isolated specimen collected near Coen on Cape York Peninsula (Hall 1995; Duncan et al. 1999). It has also been recorded in the Alligator River area in the Northern Territory (McKean et al. 1981). The conservation status of S. saccolaimus in Qld has recently been defined as ?Critically Endangered?, and the species has not been recorded anywhere in Australia for at least 18 years (Duncan et al. 1999; Menkhorst and Knight 2001). The likely reasons for the apparent decline are unclear, but may involve land-clearing and changed fire regimes in the coastal zone where it is thought to occur (Duncan et al. 1999). In contrast, Bonaccorso (1998) considers S. saccolaimus to be secure, albeit also poorly known in Papua New Guinea.

A revision of the genus Monacon Waterston (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Perilampinae), parasites of ambrosia beetles (Coleoptera: Platypodidae)

1980 ◽  
Vol 70 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
Z. Bouc˘ek
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Tropical Forests ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Ambrosia Beetles ◽  
African Species ◽  
Old World ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
North Borneo

AbstractThe chalcidoid wasps of the genus Monacon develop as parasites of the larvae of ambrosia beetles (mainly Platypodidae) in the tropical forests of the Old World. Their known hosts are reviewed. A key is given to species, which are treated in two groups, according to geographical region: first the Indo-Australian species, then the African ones. The previously known Indo-Australian species come from India and Bangladesh (two), North Borneo (one) and the Philippines (one), and another 14 are here described as new: two from Sri Lanka, two from Burma, two from West Malaysia, one from both West Malaysia and the Philippines, two from the Philippines only, four from Papua New Guinea only and one from both Papua New Guinea and the Philippines. Three African species were previously known from Zaire; one of them has now been found also in Uganda. Three species are described as new: one from Uganda, one from both Uganda and Nigeria and one from Kenya.

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