The Genera Culmacris and Stiletta (Orthoptera : Eumastacidae : Morabinae).

1979 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
KHL Key
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
Small Area ◽  
Companion Paper ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Taxonomic Analysis ◽  
Northern Half ◽  
Two Component

A taxonomic analysis is presented of the closely related general Culmacris and Stiletta, in the morabine grasshopper tribe Warramungini. Culmacris is treated as comprising four species, orientalis, curvicercus, archaica, and diversa (the last two new) and 13 races within diversa. These taxa occupy a mosaic of 16 non-sympatric, almost certainly parapatric, ranges covering between them a large part of the northern half of Australia. The 13 races of diversa are diagnosed primarily on karyotypic characters following White's findings in a companion paper; they are grouped into 'race groups' and one ungrouped race, on characters of the male genitalia. Stiletta, with two probably parapatric species nitida and mesai, the latter new and the former with two component races, occupies a small area straddling the border of Western Australia and the Northern Territory in the region of the Ord and Victoria Rivers. It is sympatric with Culmacris in the Victoria River area. Keys to the genera of Warramungini and the species of Culmacris and Stiletta are provided.

The Genus Geckomima (Orthoptera: Eumastacidae: Morabinae)

1982 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 931 ◽  
Author(s):  
KHL Key ◽  
appendix by DH Colless
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
The North ◽  
Northern Half ◽  
Nearest Neighbours

The known species of the genus Geckomima, a relatively robust, subarboreal member of the norabine grasshopper tribe Warramungini, are described, keyed, and their relationships discussed. Twelve species, brevicornis, lesueuri, handschini, brevirostris, gecko, drysdaleana, yampi, tindalei, pilbara, leopoldana, nepos, and arnhemana, are recognized (the last seven new) and two races within arnhemana. The genus is restricted to the Northern Territory and the northern half of Western Australia. G. handschini has an extensive distribution in the drier parts of the Northern Territory and adjacent Western Australia, while the remaining species occupy smaller areas to the north and west. All species are ostensibly allopatric, but all are probably in fact parapatric with their nearest neighbours.

Revision of the Australian species of Agrotera Schrank (Lepidoptera: Pyraloidea: Crambidae: Spilomelinae)

Zootaxa ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 4362 (2) ◽  
pp. 213 ◽  
Author(s):  
KAI CHEN ◽  
MARIANNE HORAK ◽  
XICUI DU ◽  
DANDAN ZHANG
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Male Genitalia ◽  
New South ◽  
New South Wales ◽  
Taxonomic Status ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Australian Species ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Two New Species

The genus Agrotera Schrank, 1802 is revised for Australia and the generic definition is refined based on the male genitalia. The genera Leucinodella Strand, 1918 stat. rev. with L. leucostola (Hampson, 1896) comb. nov., Nistra Walker, 1859 stat. rev. with N. coelatalis Walker, 1859 comb. rev., Sagariphora Meyrick, 1894 stat. rev. with S. magnificalis (Hampson, 1893) comb. nov., and Tetracona Meyrick, 1884 stat. rev. with T. amathealis (Walker, 1859) comb. rev. and T. pictalis Warren, 1896 comb. rev. are removed from synonymy with Agrotera, as they lack the synapomorphies of Agrotera. Two new species, Agrotera genuflexa sp. nov. from Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales, and A. longitabulata sp. nov. from Queensland, are described. The taxonomic status of the Australian species of Agrotera is discussed, and a key to all species, based on males, is provided. The adults and genitalia of the new species and some related species are figured. 

scholarly journals The northern river shark Glyphis sp. C (Carcharhinidae) discovered in Western Australia

Zootaxa ◽  
2004 ◽  
Vol 685 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
DEAN C. THORBURN ◽  
DAVID L. MORGAN
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Western Australia ◽  
Gene Pool ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Pectoral Fins ◽  
Northern River ◽  
Count Range ◽  
High Incidence ◽  
Mean Diameter ◽  
The Town

Seven specimens of Glyphis sp. C were collected from macrotidal mangrove systems near the town of Derby in the Kimberley region of Western Australia, which represents the first capture in this state. The five males and two females ranged in length from 906 to 1418 mm TL, weighed between 5150 and 18640 g and had a vertebral count range outside that previously reported for the species, i.e. 140 151 cf 147 148. The unusually high incidence of fused vertebrae and spinal deformation may suggest a small gene pool in this population. Previous occurrences of this species were restricted to rivers in the Northern Territory (Australia) and Papua New Guinea. The presence of a small eye (mean diameter 0.87% of total length), large dorsal and pectoral fins, and well defined sensory ampullae may be reflective of living in an environment subjected to extreme turbidity and flows.

The Ecology of Northern Australian Dacinae (Diptera:Tephritidae) I. Host Phenology and Utilization of Opilia amentacea Roxb. (Opiliaceae) by Dacus (Bactrocera) opiliae Drew & Hardy, with notes on some other species.

1981 ◽  
Vol 29 (5) ◽  
pp. 691 ◽  
Author(s):  
GP Fitt
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Natural Populations ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
Coastal Areas ◽  
Oriental Fruit Fly ◽  
Short Period ◽  
Host Phenology ◽  
Fruit Growing ◽  
Host Relations

A newly discovered species of tephritid, Dacus (Bactrocera) opiliae Drew & Hardy, is almost indistinguishable morphologically from the Oriental fruit fly, Dacus dorsalis. and was originally believed to represent an invading population of that species. Breeding by D. opiliae is virtually restricted to the fruit of the native vine Opilia amentacea throughout coastal areas of the Northern Territory and the Kimberleys region of Western Australia. The phenology of the host and aspects of its utilization by D. opiliae are described. Fruit suitable for oviposition is available only for a short period each year from late November to early January. It is shown that D, opiliae is effectively univoltine. Although it was able to infest various cultivated fruits in the laboratory, no evidence of such infestations by natural populations of D. opiliae was recorded during this study and the species seem to present no threat to Australia's fruit-growing industries. Information on host relations of D. jarvisi (Tryon), D. aquilonis (May) and D. tenuifascia (May) is also presented.

Benefits of Community Involvement at the School Level

2002 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stuart Dwyer
Keyword(s):  
Western Australia ◽  
Community Involvement ◽  
Northern Territory ◽  
National Average ◽  
School Level ◽  
Student Enrollment ◽  
Indigenous Australian ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Remote Areas ◽  
Indigenous Student

I would like to begin by providing a context that can be used to place my discussion about experiences at a remote school in the Northern Territory (NT) into perspective.In the NT 53% of schools are located in remote areas and these cater for up to 23% of NT students (Combe, 2000). The NT has the highest proportion of Indigenous students enrolled in schools with 35.2% of the overall student population identifying as Indigenous Australian (Collins, 1999). The next closest state is Western Australia with an Indigenous student enrollment average of 5.1 %, this is compared with a national average of 3.2%.

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