Pub Date : 2019-01-02DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2019.1644774
J. Depaquit, Laurianne Mamatui, D. Augot, M. Kaltenbach
ABSTRACT Two endemic Australophlebotomus species have been recorded in New Caledonia: Au. notteghemae Léger & Pesson and Au. maduloae Léger & Pesson, as reported in 1993. At that time, the authors mainly based their description on male holotypes, and tentatively associated two different females called ‘A’ and ‘B’ to each male. Very scarce in New Caledonia, these two species have been reported on very few occasions, with specimens coming from various locations of this island. Having now access to two Australophlebotomus females and two Au. notteghemae males caught in 1997 in the Touaourou cave (New Caledonia), our aim was to validate the male-female association in Au. notteghemae and to add to the description of this species. One pair was subjected to a DNA analysis while the other pair was used for morphological studies. Cytochrome b of the mtDNA, and the D1, D2 and D8 domains of the 28S rDNA were sequenced. For each marker, full sequence homology (100%, no mutation) was observed for the processed male and female. Original drawings and new morphological data about Au. notteghemae are provided. Both molecular and morphological evidences strongly associate female ‘A’ to the male Au. notteghemae specimen.
{"title":"New data about Australophlebotomus notteghemae Léger & Pesson, 1993 (Diptera, Psychodidae)","authors":"J. Depaquit, Laurianne Mamatui, D. Augot, M. Kaltenbach","doi":"10.1080/00779962.2019.1644774","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.2019.1644774","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Two endemic Australophlebotomus species have been recorded in New Caledonia: Au. notteghemae Léger & Pesson and Au. maduloae Léger & Pesson, as reported in 1993. At that time, the authors mainly based their description on male holotypes, and tentatively associated two different females called ‘A’ and ‘B’ to each male. Very scarce in New Caledonia, these two species have been reported on very few occasions, with specimens coming from various locations of this island. Having now access to two Australophlebotomus females and two Au. notteghemae males caught in 1997 in the Touaourou cave (New Caledonia), our aim was to validate the male-female association in Au. notteghemae and to add to the description of this species. One pair was subjected to a DNA analysis while the other pair was used for morphological studies. Cytochrome b of the mtDNA, and the D1, D2 and D8 domains of the 28S rDNA were sequenced. For each marker, full sequence homology (100%, no mutation) was observed for the processed male and female. Original drawings and new morphological data about Au. notteghemae are provided. Both molecular and morphological evidences strongly associate female ‘A’ to the male Au. notteghemae specimen.","PeriodicalId":19185,"journal":{"name":"New Zealand Entomologist","volume":"42 1","pages":"31 - 40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2019-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00779962.2019.1644774","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48220483","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2019-01-02DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2019.1602899
Karl N. Magnacca
ABSTRACT The bethylid genus Sierola is large and widespread, but largely undescribed. Two new species are described from New Zealand, the endemic Sierola houdiniae sp. nov. and presumed adventive S. thorpei sp. nov. The Australian S. antipoda Ashmead is also re-described from the type and characters to distinguish it from S. houdiniae given. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8ADE582D-A372-4AF0-8FB2-97AFF03F1B39
{"title":"Two new species of Sierola Cameron (Hymenoptera: Bethylidae) from New Zealand and Australia","authors":"Karl N. Magnacca","doi":"10.1080/00779962.2019.1602899","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.2019.1602899","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The bethylid genus Sierola is large and widespread, but largely undescribed. Two new species are described from New Zealand, the endemic Sierola houdiniae sp. nov. and presumed adventive S. thorpei sp. nov. The Australian S. antipoda Ashmead is also re-described from the type and characters to distinguish it from S. houdiniae given. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:8ADE582D-A372-4AF0-8FB2-97AFF03F1B39","PeriodicalId":19185,"journal":{"name":"New Zealand Entomologist","volume":"42 1","pages":"13 - 20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2019-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00779962.2019.1602899","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48268350","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2018.1580333
S. Worner
Entomologists in New Zealand and from around the world will be deeply saddened by the recent death of Dr Rowan Emberson. Rowan will be remembered as a very special academic who was free of personal ambition. This modesty meant that he was always interested in others, focusing his energy on the personal well-being of his post-graduate students and colleagues. He was always willing to help when things got difficult. He has left a number of lasting legacies: his publications; the Entomology Research Collection (LUNZ); and, through his dedicated teaching, a greater awareness of the importance of taxonomy across a wide range of sectors. Rowan was a splendid colleague and mentor who enriched the lives of many by sharing his extensive knowledge of entomology and New Zealand’s natural history. His enthusiasm and curiosity were infectious. Through an accident of the Second World War, Rowan was born in Palestine in 1941. Sometimes this made crossing international borders difficult, especially into the United States. Rowan crossed
{"title":"Rowan Mark Emberson, B.For.Sc [Hons] (Edinburgh), PhD (McGill), 21July 1941–7 October 2018","authors":"S. Worner","doi":"10.1080/00779962.2018.1580333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.2018.1580333","url":null,"abstract":"Entomologists in New Zealand and from around the world will be deeply saddened by the recent death of Dr Rowan Emberson. Rowan will be remembered as a very special academic who was free of personal ambition. This modesty meant that he was always interested in others, focusing his energy on the personal well-being of his post-graduate students and colleagues. He was always willing to help when things got difficult. He has left a number of lasting legacies: his publications; the Entomology Research Collection (LUNZ); and, through his dedicated teaching, a greater awareness of the importance of taxonomy across a wide range of sectors. Rowan was a splendid colleague and mentor who enriched the lives of many by sharing his extensive knowledge of entomology and New Zealand’s natural history. His enthusiasm and curiosity were infectious. Through an accident of the Second World War, Rowan was born in Palestine in 1941. Sometimes this made crossing international borders difficult, especially into the United States. Rowan crossed","PeriodicalId":19185,"journal":{"name":"New Zealand Entomologist","volume":"41 1","pages":"72 - 74"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2018-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00779962.2018.1580333","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45920742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2018.1551707
D. Quicke, S. Belokobylskij, D. Ward, P. Hebert, B. A. Butcher
ABSTRACT The endemic New Zealand cyclostome braconid wasp genus Metaspathius Brues, which was previously only known from a single specimen, an apterous female, is revised. Four new species, including three with fully winged females, are described and illustrated: Metaspathius chathamicus Ward, sp. nov.; M. hemipterus Belokobylskij, sp. nov.; M. kuscheli Ward & Belokobylskij, sp. nov.; and M. sharkeyi Quicke & Butcher, sp. nov. Metaspathius apterus Brues is illustrated. The first host record for the genus is provided: Metaspathius kuscheli sp. nov. is recorded as a larval parasitoid of the New Zealand endemic weevil Phrynixus astutus Pascoe, 1876 (Curculionidae). DNA sequence data (CO1 and 28S) for two of the species are included in an analysis of a broad range of cyclostome Braconidae with emphasis on basal taxa. The results show that Metaspathius belongs to a clade restricted to New Zealand within the heterogeneous basal subfamily Mesostoinae van Achterberg, 1975. A revised morphological diagnosis of the Mesostoinae is presented in the light of the discovery that Metaspathius is a member. The relationships of the Maxfischeriinae are discussed in the light of molecular findings. http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:512AD512-5F2A-44C8-9951-AD739995C10C
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Pub Date : 2018-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2018.1533067
W. Sandanayaka, J. G. Charles, V. Davis, A. Chhagan, P. W. Shaw, L. Cole, K. Colhoun, D. Wallis
ABSTRACT Mastrus ridens (Horstmann) (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae) was imported into New Zealand quarantine from Argentina in 2009 as a potential biocontrol agent for codling moth (CM), Cydia pomonella (L.) (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae). A laboratory population of M. ridens had been maintained at the New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited in Auckland since 2009 on diapausing CM cocooned in corrugated cardboard rolls. Following government approval, large numbers of the parasitoids were released into apple growing regions in New Zealand over a period of 5 years from 2012 to 2017. The mass rearing system needed for these releases was managed to avoid bacterial infections and to maintain the fitness of the release insects. Nearly 243,000 adult M. ridens were released into 35 sites across Hawke’s Bay, Gisborne, Nelson, Central Otago, Waikato, Wairarapa and 17 sites in greater Auckland. We selected release sites that were abandoned or poorly managed commercial blocks of apples, or ‘home-garden’ orchards with mature apple, walnut or pear trees, without insecticide sprays. Most releases were made during the period between January and March when there was an abundance of flowering plants (mostly weeds) present, providing a local source of nutrition for the adult parasitoids, and cocooning CM larvae were likely to be present. Mastrus ridens adults were frequently seen at many release sites in late summer providing early evidence of establishment.
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Pub Date : 2018-07-03DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2018.1556914
S. Hodge, Arthur Bluon, C. Merfield
ABSTRACT Crop covers made from polymer meshes have proved successful in protecting potatoes from tomato potato psyllid in New Zealand. However recent field trials indicated that aphids could penetrate these mesh covers resulting in high levels of aphid plant infestation. The current study used a laboratory assay to examine the mesh pore dimensions required to prevent penetration by apterous adults of two species of aphids commonly found on potatoes. Of the 22 commercial meshes tested, Myzus persicae managed to pass through 20 and Aphis gossypii managed to pass through 21. Logistic regression analysis indicated that the maximum allowable pore dimensions to exclude (99% of) aphids were approximately 0.06 mm in length, 0.15 mm diagonal and an area of 0.012 mm2. None of the meshes tested met any of these criteria, and if crop covers are to be used to protect crops from both TPP and aphids then meshes with smaller pore sizes would be required.
{"title":"Pore size requirements for mesh crop covers to protect potatoes from aphids","authors":"S. Hodge, Arthur Bluon, C. Merfield","doi":"10.1080/00779962.2018.1556914","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00779962.2018.1556914","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Crop covers made from polymer meshes have proved successful in protecting potatoes from tomato potato psyllid in New Zealand. However recent field trials indicated that aphids could penetrate these mesh covers resulting in high levels of aphid plant infestation. The current study used a laboratory assay to examine the mesh pore dimensions required to prevent penetration by apterous adults of two species of aphids commonly found on potatoes. Of the 22 commercial meshes tested, Myzus persicae managed to pass through 20 and Aphis gossypii managed to pass through 21. Logistic regression analysis indicated that the maximum allowable pore dimensions to exclude (99% of) aphids were approximately 0.06 mm in length, 0.15 mm diagonal and an area of 0.012 mm2. None of the meshes tested met any of these criteria, and if crop covers are to be used to protect crops from both TPP and aphids then meshes with smaller pore sizes would be required.","PeriodicalId":19185,"journal":{"name":"New Zealand Entomologist","volume":"41 1","pages":"66 - 71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.3,"publicationDate":"2018-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/00779962.2018.1556914","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41578220","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2018-01-02DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2018.1438758
J. Lara, M. Kamiyama, G. Hernandez, M. Lewis, M. Hoddle
ABSTRACT The brown marmorated stinkbug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), is native to Asia and is characterised by its polyphagous feeding habits and high hitchhiking potential. In invaded areas, such as the eastern USA, economic damage to agricultural crops by BMSB has been significant. In northern Italy, where BMSB is invasive, feeding damage has been recorded in commercial kiwifruit orchards. In New Zealand, a major kiwifruit producer, BMSB originating from the USA, Italy and China (the native range of kiwifruit) have been intercepted. These BMSB interceptions pose a high biosecurity risk to key agricultural industries in New Zealand, including kiwifruit. However, information on the ability of BMSB to feed on key commercial kiwifruit varieties, and the types of damage it may cause to this crop, is lacking. To address this issue, Actinidia chinensis var. ‘SunGold’ (G3) and Actinidia deliciosa var. ‘Green’ (Hayward), were exposed to adult BMSB under no-choice and choice feeding trials. Across kiwifruit cultivars (i.e. Green and SunGold) and experimental setups (i.e. choice and no-choice), mixed adult groups (i.e. males and females feeding together) caused significantly more damage than individual females and males. After accounting for adult density, there was no experimental evidence that BMSB exhibited a feeding preference for either SunGold or Green varieties. However, there were variety differences for the development of BMSB feeding injury, with lower incidence of damage recorded for SunGold.
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Pub Date : 2018-01-02DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2018.1503773
G. Hosking, L. Bulman, S. Sopow
John arrived at the Forest Research Institute in Rotorua in the late 1960s after a brief stint with the Marine Department and settled into the Entomology Section joining Bob Milligan, Rudy Zondag, and Bill Faulds amongst others down under the poplars at the far end of the campus. His primary focus was on quarantine border interceptions, particularly wood boring insects, which was the catalyst for him becoming an expert in the identification of cerambycid larvae and their parasitoids, particularly ichneumonidae, for which he developed a keen interest. John also made major contributions to quarantine risk management and was directly involved with the Forest Service timber inspection team, and later the MAF Quarantine Service. He was heavily involved in the risk management of Asian gypsy moth, making many pilot launch trips at various ports around the country, often in rough seas, to inspect vessels before they were allowed to berth. He also supported colleagues in a wide range of projects (even swimming the Buller River to help Gordon Hosking collect increment cores from a particularly desirable stand of red beech), but it is perhaps the white spotted tussock moth eradication project which is his lasting legacy. His untiring efforts in the field, designing and supervising population monitoring using caged female insects, a seven day a week operation, was critical to the success of the project. This was an achievement unique to the international entomological community but hardly celebrated in his own country. Following on from the successful white spotted tussock moth eradication, John was involved in the painted apple moth and Dutch elm disease eradication campaigns. The latter was not successful, but not through lack of John’s efforts. He spent over 15 years advising on the entomological aspects
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Pub Date : 2018-01-02DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2018.1501138
D. Gwynne, Clint D. Kelly
ABSTRACT Radiotransmitters have been used successfully to track and recapture giant wētā (Deinacrida species) in part to assess mating success. We report the successful use of very light transmitters (0.2 g) to track male Wellington tree wētā, Hemideina crassidens, over several nights to daytime refuges in burrows and tree galleries. Male Hemideina species sport lengthy mandibles used as weapons in fights with rivals over groups of females living in gallery refuges. Consistent with previous studies showing that males with the longest mandibles cohabit with the largest groups of females, our two largest radio-tagged males were the only ones relocated with adult females.
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Pub Date : 2018-01-02DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2017.1398704
Stephen R. Pohe, M. Winterbourn, J. Harding
ABSTRACT The effectiveness of four different fluorescent light sources, used to attract adult aquatic insects (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, Trichoptera) and co-occurring terrestrial insects (Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Diptera), was investigated. Blacklight (BL), blacklight-blue (BLB), cold white light (CW) and a blacklight/cold white light (BL/CW) combination were compared in a field trial with a fully-crossed factorial design. Each light treatment was also assessed at two levels of power (intensity): 16 W and 32 W. All light treatments attracted insects belonging to the six orders, but on average BLB and BL caught nearly 3 times more aquatic insects than CW, and about 1.5 times more terrestrial insects. The combination lights generally attracted intermediate catch numbers. Overall, BLB was most effective for attracting Ephemeroptera and Trichoptera, whereas BL attracted the most terrestrial insects, particularly Lepidoptera. Doubling the number of lights generally resulted in larger catches, but not significantly so (P > 0.05). We recommend that BLB lights be used in studies of adult aquatic insects because they are as effective as regular BL and appear to reduce the likelihood of attracting non-target terrestrial species; a favourable outcome with regard to faunal conservation and, more practically, sample sorting. Our results suggest that, for studies in remote locations, 16 W of light should be sufficient to obtain reasonable catches and, importantly, reduce the need to carry additional equipment, including heavy batteries.
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