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24.01.2022 Clarivate Analytics has reversed its decision to exclude Zootaxa, a major taxonomic journal utilised by many entomologists, from receiving an impact factor for 2020 after an appeal.

24.01.2022 Taxonomists are the "map makers of nature", tasked with naming new plant and animal species, but it is a dying art.

23.01.2022 Kicking off our new online seminar series is Samantha Ward, a PhD candidate at the University of Melbourne working on how we can incorporate parasitoids of aphids into pest management strategies. Watch this space as more talks are added to our YouTube channel!

23.01.2022 A cross between a spider and a cricket: Researchers from the University of Western Australia have discovered 13 new species of fanged arachnids called ‘sprick...ets’ in the Pilbara. Check out the little guys in the video below. There are approximately 400 species of sprickets worldwide. They are distant relatives of more familiar arachnids such as spiders and scorpions. The sprickets live their entire lives in underground habitats such as caves and small spaces in rock formations in the Pilbara. They do not have eyes and are pale with almost no pigment, which are adaptations of living in permanently dark environments. Western Australia is a globally recognised hotspot for unusual subterranean creatures, known as stygofauna and troglofauna, with many of the estimated 4000 different species found in the Pilbara and Yilgarn regions of the State.

22.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Coextinction of Pseudococcus markharveyi (Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae): a case study in the modern insect extinction crisis https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aen.12506

22.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Silent, underground warfare of flies: an endoparasitic bee fly (Diptera: Bombyliidae) larva parasitising a predatory assassin fly (Diptera: Asilidae) larva https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aen.12482

20.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Review of mosquitoes (Diptera: Culicidae) from the Afrotropical region using herpetofauna as hosts: conservation and epidemiological consequences of knowing little about many species https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aen.12501

18.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Conservation management of the green carpenter bee Xylocopa aerata (Hymenoptera: Apidae) through provision of artificial nesting substrate https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aen.12510

18.01.2022 Found this Black-footed Gondwanan Katydid on my bush property last night. I have been here more than 50 years and have never seen it before. Bright, NE Victoria.

17.01.2022 Despite the discovery of fossils dating to ~320 million years ago, the evolution of modern cockroaches from these prehistoric ancestors remains a little hazy. To better understand the evolutionary history of these insects, researchers turned to an often-overlooked group of cave-dwelling cockroaches called the Nocticolidae.

15.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Seasonal variation in body size and male mating success within lichen tuft moths Izatha (Lepidoptera: Xyloryctidae)

14.01.2022 Are you ready for 6 days of BugFest? From September 14, the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is holding a virtual event that will feature scientists around the world speaking about the fascinating world of insects. More details: https://bit.ly/3iYREW6

14.01.2022 Recent research suggests blood-feeding moths might engage in "vampiric" behaviour based on the regional availability of mammalian versus vegetative hosts.

13.01.2022 Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a tiny wireless camera that is light enough to be carried by live beetles. Their "beetle-cam" can stream up to five frames per second of footage to a smartphone!

13.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Ectoparasitic thrips affect the behaviour of their aetalionid treehopper hosts https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aen.12491

13.01.2022 Interested in our connection to nature, why we seek it out and how science can help us understand our changing world? Episode 1 of Love Nature: The Biophilia Podcast from the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences is out now. In the inaugural episode, listeners will meet legendary entomologist and two-time Pulitzer Prize recipient, Dr. E.O. Wilson, who popularized the term and concept of "biophilia."

13.01.2022 Rhinoceros beetles and stag beetles have long been firm favorites with Japanese children and insect enthusiasts. People keep them as pets or breed them, while others pit them against each other in fighting tournaments, sometimes with cash prizes.

12.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Further evidence for a global decline of the entomofauna

11.01.2022 Don’t believe anyone who says moths are boring. Just look at this diversity! : Ken Childs via @Moth_Week

09.01.2022 The AES is delighted to announce we're launching an online presentation series. Visit us on YouTube for engaging talks about entomology and insect-related research, with more to be added soon! We're also seeking presentation submissions, so please contact us if you're a student, academic, or professional interested in sharing your story. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyyGdDS64rsD4tyYXVn8aiA

09.01.2022 Money made available for wildlife conservation by the EU is based on a popularity contest, with vertebrates getting nearly 500 times more funding for each species than invertebrates, according to a new report.

08.01.2022 Species that rely most on finding a suitably shady location to keep cool are at the greatest risk of population decline.

07.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Phylogenetic analysis of the Euschistus group (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) suggests polyphyly of Dichelops Spinola, 1837 with the erection of Diceraeus Dallas, 1851, stat. rev. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aen.12489

06.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: The age of insects and the revival of the minimum age tree https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aen.12478

05.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Description of the preimaginal stages of the golden native dronefly from Australia, Eristalinus punctulatus (Macquart, 1847) (Diptera: Syrphidae) https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/aen.12497

05.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Why introducing a parasitoid of Paropsis charybdis Stål, 1860 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) larvae is expected to enhance biological control of this Eucalyptus pest in New Zealand

05.01.2022 If you've ever interacted with a drain flywhich sports its name for obvious reasonsyou'll know they're notoriously difficult to wash away. A recent article published in Scientific Reports reveals this superpower is imparted by unique hairs that give them "superhydrophobicity". More info here: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-020-73583-2

04.01.2022 Scientists are continuing to tease out the mechanisms by which the Venus flytrap can tell when it has captured a tasty insect as prey as opposed to an inedible object. A team of Japanese scientists has found evidence that the mechanism for this "memory" lies in changes in calcium concentrations in its leaves.

03.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Australian Bogong moths Agrotis infusa (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), 19512020: decline and crash

02.01.2022 In Panama, a team of entomologists has found that two species of orb-weaver spiders, Eustala oblonga and Eustala illicita, live in acacia plants that are defended by ant colonies.

02.01.2022 We've all heard of common insect groups like beetles, but what about rarer members? The Zoraptera might represent the least diverse insect order and lacks a common name, though they're sometimes called "angel insects". We can see why - look at that heavenly face! Zoraptera is monotypic - that is, it contains a single genus in a single family. These insects are poorly represented in the fossil record, too: the genus Xenozorotypus is the sole extinct member of the order. Zorapt...erans can be found in (sub)tropical regions, live in rotting wood, and feed on fungi. Most members of "colonies" are also wingless and blind, and they spend most of their time grooming one another. This is thought to contribute to removing fungal pathogens and keeping the colony healthy. Despite the potential use of these interesting traits in understanding the evolution of social behaviour, the placement of zorapterans in the insect tree of life remains elusive. Candidates for their close relatives include webspinners - another tiny order - and cockroaches. : Steven Wang, Graham Montgomery, Wang et al. in Zootaxa (doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4162.3.8)

01.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Fijian swallowtail butterfly Papilio schmeltzi (Papilionidae: Lepidoptera) shows clear preferenceperformance relationships on both native and exotic host plants

01.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Grasshopper country before and after: a resurvey of Ken Key's collecting expeditions in New South Wales, Australia, 70 years on

01.01.2022 New article available in Early View in Austral Entomology: Toxicity and persistence of permethrinimpregnated clothing against the Australian paralysis tick, Ixodes holocyclus (Acari: Ixodidae)