scholarly journals The Ants of Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island

1927 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
William Morton Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
Norfolk Island

Pigeons and Doves in Australia

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Forshaw ◽  
William Cooper
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Urban Birds ◽  
Natural Habitats ◽  
Worldwide Distribution ◽  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
Illustrated Text ◽  
Successful Group ◽  
Norfolk Island ◽  
Historical Accounts

Possibly the most successful urban birds, pigeons and doves in the Order Columbiformes are one of the most easily recognised groups. They are an ancient and very successful group with an almost worldwide distribution and are most strongly represented in tropical and subtropical regions, including Australia. In most species simple plumage patterns feature mainly grey and brown with black, white or dull reddish markings, but the highly colourful fruit-doves include some of the most beautiful of all birds. From dense rainforests of north Queensland, where brilliantly plumaged Superb Fruit-Doves Ptilinopus superbus are heard more easily than seen, to cold, windswept heathlands of Tasmania, where Brush Bronzewings Phaps elegans are locally common, most regions of Australia are frequented by one or more species. For more than a century after arrival of the First Fleet, interest in these birds focused on the eating qualities of larger species. In addition to contributing to declines of local populations in some parts of Australia, excessive hunting brought about the extinction of two species on Lord Howe Island and another species on Norfolk Island. In Pigeons and Doves in Australia, Joseph Forshaw and William Cooper have summarised our current knowledge of all species, including those occurring on Christmas, Norfolk and Lord Howe Islands, and with superb artwork have given readers a visual appreciation of the birds in their natural habitats. Historical accounts of extinct species are also included. Detailed information on management practices for all species is presented, ensuring that Pigeons and Doves in Australia will become the standard reference work on these birds for ornithologists and aviculturists. Winner of a 2015 Whitley Awards Certificate of Commendation for Illustrated Text.

The Orthopteroid insects of Norfolk Island, with descriptions and records of some related species from Lord Howe Island, South Pacific

1988 ◽  
Vol 2 (8) ◽  
pp. 1013 ◽  
Author(s):  
DCF Rentz
Keyword(s):  
National Parks ◽  
Related Species ◽  
Periplaneta Americana ◽  
South East Asia ◽  
Dominant Group ◽  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
Norfolk Island ◽  
Wild Olive ◽  
Orthopteroid Insects ◽  
Orthopteran Species

The Orthoptera and Blattodea of Norfolk I. and adjacent Philip I. are discussed as a result of two recent expeditions sponsored by the Australian National Parks and Wildlife Service and CSIRO. The origins, affinities, taxonomy and ecology of species is presented. Relevant notes and descriptions of related species from Lord Howe I. are also included. Twenty species of Orthoptera are known from Norfolk I. and Philip I. Crickets are the dominant group (10 species) probably because they oviposit in plant tissue which is readily dispersed overseas. Ten orthopteran species have their origins in mainland Australia. Three are definitely of New Caledonian origin; the remainder are from south-east Asia. Fifty-five per cent of species are endemic and 72% of these are flightless. Introduced wild olive on Philip I. is considered important in pro-viding litter and cover in which a number of endemic species survive on this otherwise ecologically devastated landscape. Seven species are described as new: Phisis tardipes, sp. nov.; Austrosalomona personafrons, gen. et sp. nov.; A. zentae (Lord Howe), gen. et sp. nov.; Caedicia gracilis, sp. nov.; C. araucariae, sp. nov.; C. noctivaga, sp. nov.; C. mesochides (Lord Howe), sp. nov. Eight species of Blattodea (cockroaches) are recorded from the islands. Only three are considered native, the others have been introduced through commerce. Evidence is presented suggesting that Periplaneta americana (L.), present on Norfolk but not on Philip, has outcompeted and eliminated a native cricket on Norfolk; the cricket is present and common in similar habitats on Philip I. No new species are described.

Spodoptera mauritia. [Distribution map].

1973 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Pacific Islands ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Solomon Islands ◽  
Marshall Islands ◽  
Distribution Map ◽  
Irian Jaya ◽  
Society Islands ◽  
Christmas Island ◽  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
Norfolk Island

Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Spodoptera mauritia (Boisd.) including S. m. acronyctoides (Guen.)) Lep., Noctuidae) (Paddy Swarming Caterpillar or Rice Army Worm). Host Plants: Rice, maize, sugar cane and other Gramineae. Information is given on the geographical distribution in ASIA, Andaman Islands, Bahrein Island, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos-Keeling Island, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Maldive Islands, Pakistan, Philippines, Sikkim, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, AFRICA, Comoro Islands, Madagascar, Mauritius, Réunion, Seychelles, Tanzania, Uganda, AUSTRALASIA and PACIFIC ISLANDS, Austral Islands-see Tubuai Islands., Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Gilbert Islands, Hawaii, Lord Howe Island, Marianas Islands, Marquesas Islands, Marshall Islands, New Caledonia, New Hebrides, Niue, Norfolk Island, Papua and New Guinea, Pitcairn Island, Samoa, Society Islands, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tubuai, Irian Jaya.

New species of Crotonia (Acari: Oribatida: Crotoniidae) from Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands: further evidence of long-distance dispersal events in the biogeography of a genus of Gondwanan relict oribatid mites

Zootaxa ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 2650 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
MATTHEW J. COLLOFF
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Oribatid Mite ◽  
Species Group ◽  
Oceanic Islands ◽  
Long Distance Dispersal ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
Norfolk Island

Three new species of oribatid mite belonging to the genus Crotonia are described: one from Lord Howe Island (C. gorgonia sp. nov.) and two (C. norfolkensis sp. nov. and C. utricularia sp. nov.) from Norfolk Island, South-west Pacific. Crotonia gorgonia sp. nov. belongs to the Capistrata species group which reaches its highest diversity in Australia but is absent from New Zealand. Crotonia norfolkensis sp. nov. is a member of the Cophinaria group, recorded from Australia, New Zealand and New Caledonia, but with closest morphological similarity to C. brachyrostrum (Hammer, 1966) from New Zealand. Crotonia utricularia sp. nov. belongs to the Unguifera group, which reaches its highest diversity in New Zealand, is absent from Australia, and is present on Vanuatu and the Marquesas. The distribution of members of the species-groups of Crotonia in the south-western Pacific indicates that the species from Lord Howe Island has affinities with species from Australia, while the species from Norfolk Island are both most similar to species from New Zealand, and represents further evidence of the capacity of Crotonia spp. for long-distance dispersal to oceanic islands.

scholarly journals Annotated and illustrated survey of the marine macroalgae from Motupore Island and vicinity (Port Moresby area, Papua New Guinea). III. Rhodophyta

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 549 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan J. K. Millar ◽  
Olivier De Clerck ◽  
Eric Coppejans ◽  
Lawrence M. Liao
Keyword(s):  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
Marine Macroalgae ◽  
Range Extension ◽  
Coralline Algae ◽  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Norfolk Island ◽  
Marine Flora ◽  
Port Moresby

The marine benthic red algae of Motupore Island and vicinity (Port Moresby area, Papua New Guinea [PNG]) are documented and 36 of the 161 species are illustrated. All records are listed with bibliographic, biogeographic, taxonomic and nomenclatural comments. Apart from several undescribed taxa, which we are in the process of describing separately, none is endemic to the island at this stage. The discovery of the east Australian species Gracilaria rhodymenioides represents a substantial range extension as does Ceramium lentiforme from New South Wales. One species of Gibsmithia also represents a significant range extension from its Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and southern Great Barrier Reef distributions. Platoma ardreanum is reported from outside its Hawaiian distribution for the first time, and the Caribbean Renouxia antillana represents a major range extension for the Pacific. Forty-four species appear to be newly recorded for the PNG marine flora and 108 are new records for the Island itself. Because all collections were taken during the month of July, many seasonal entities may be missing from this list and the total marine flora is not yet known. Moreover, because previous records are quite detailed with respect to epiphytic and turf algae, we have not concentrated on these species. The non-geniculate coralline algae have only been collected sporadically as part of this survey.

scholarly journals A new species ofTriteSimon, 1885 (Araneae: Salticidae) from New Zealand, with remarks onTriterelationships and radiation

PeerJ ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. e3463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Patoleta ◽  
Marek Żabka
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
New Caledonia ◽  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
Norfolk Island ◽  
Species Groups ◽  
Alternative Scenarios ◽  
A New Species

A species known from earlier behavioural studies as “Holoplatys sp.”, is described asTrite pollardisp. nov. Within the genusTrite, two species groups are distinguished: theplaniceps-group (found in New Caledonia, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island) and theincognita-group (limited to New Zealand). The three alternative scenarios of theTriteorigin, relationships and radiation in New Zealand, New Caledonia and Lord Howe Island are discussed. Three species are considered to be excluded fromTrite.

Hypselodoris jacksoni, a new species from the south-western Pacific Ocean (Nudibranchia: Chromodorididae), with a discussion on intraspecific variation  in mantle glands in Chromodoris willani Rudman, 1982

Zootaxa ◽  
2007 ◽  
Vol 1549 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-42 ◽  
Author(s):  
NERIDA G. WILSON ◽  
RICHARD C. WILLAN
Keyword(s):  
New Species ◽  
Pacific Ocean ◽  
Intraspecific Variation ◽  
Western Pacific ◽  
Western Pacific Ocean ◽  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
Eastern Australia ◽  
Norfolk Island ◽  
Receptaculum Seminis ◽  
A New Species

A new species of Hypselodoris (Chromodorididae) is described from the subtropical and temperate south-western Pacific Ocean (eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island). The colouration of Hypselodoris jacksoni sp. nov. is distinctive, though highly variable intraspecifically. Hypselodoris jacksoni belongs to the Indo-Pacific Hypselodoris clade (for which the key synapomorphy is a minute receptaculum seminis) and, based on comparisons of internal and external morphology, appears to belong to a subclade characterised by an elevated branchial sheath, probably most closely related to H. krakotoa Gosliner & Johnson, 1999, H. reidi Gosliner & Johnson, 1999 and H. regina Ev. & Er. Marcus, 1970. Intraspecific variation in the arrangement of mantle glands in H. jacksoni prompted a preand post-fixation comparison of mantle glands in another chromodorid, Chromodoris willani Rudman, 1982. These results indicate these structures can vary significantly within a population (and thus species), and it is likely that too much emphasis has been placed on mantle glands for separating species in the recent literature.

Marine benthic algae of Norfolk Island, South Pacific

1999 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 479 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan J. K. Millar
Keyword(s):  
New South ◽  
Benthic Algae ◽  
Local Distribution ◽  
Lord Howe Island ◽  
Green Algal ◽  
South Wales ◽  
The Pacific ◽  
Durvillaea Antarctica ◽  
Norfolk Island ◽  
Marine Flora

The marine benthic algae of Norfolk Island are documented and 60 of the 236 species are illustrated. All records are fully referenced, and type localities, local distribution and notes on taxonomic and biogeographic affinities of each species are given. Of the 236 taxa, 41 species are Chlorophyta, 41 are Phaeophyta and the remainder (154) are Rhodophyta. Apart from several undescribed taxa, none is endemic to the island, although Solieria anastomosa and Dasya fruticulosa are apparently restricted to Norfolk and Lord Howe Island, the two islands presently sharing 106 species (almost half the Norfolk marine flora and one-third that of Lord Howe). Although there are some species for which Norfolk Island represents a major range extension into or within the Pacific (Dasycladus ramosus, Halicoryne wrightii, Anotrichium anthericephalum, Herposiphonia arcuata and Polysiphonia japonica), a con- siderable number of the species are shared with the Great Barrier Reef and the New South Wales coastline as well as Lord Howe Island. Major northern range extensions are recorded for the large temperate brown alga Ecklonia radiata, and possibly Phyllospora comosa and Durvillaea antarctica, although the island more typically hosts numerous tropical algae such as Trichogloea requienii and members of the green algal order Dasycladales including Halicoryne wrightii, Bornetella nitida and Neomeris annulata. As a consequence of this survey, the two rhodymeniacean species Chrysymenia ornata and C. digitata are considered to be conspecific.

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