Symposium: Hyperdiverse taxa

Patterns of diversification and trait evolution in Australian orchids.

Consolata Nanjala (James Cook University); Lalita Simpson (James Cook University); Mark Clements ((Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (Joint Venture between CSIRO and Parks Australia)); Heidi Zimmer ((Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (Joint Venture between CSIRO and Parks Australia)); Darren Crayn (James Cook University); Katharina Nargar (James Cook University & CSIRO). Orchidaceae are one […]

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Towards a Taxonomic Revision of Trachymela (Coleoptera: Chrysomelinae).

Lyn G. Cook (the University of Queensland); Peisong Tian (the University of Queensland). Eucalyptus, the most dominant native tree group in Australia, is host to many genera of insects.  In contrast with the eucalypts themselves, most of the diversity of insects feeding on them has not yet been described or, when it has, there is

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Taxonomy and systematics of the ‘backobourkiine’ spiders, a putative new subfamily of orb-weavers (Araneae, Araneidae).

Pedro de S. Castanheira (Murdoch University); Volker W. Framenau  (Murdoch University); Nikolaj Scharff (Natural History Museum of Denmark); Dimitar Dimitrov (University of Bergen); Abha Chopra (Murdoch University); Renner L. C. Baptista (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro). The spider family Araneidae includes medium-sized to large orb-weavers with generally vertical webs. A recent multi-gene molecular study supported

Taxonomy and systematics of the ‘backobourkiine’ spiders, a putative new subfamily of orb-weavers (Araneae, Araneidae). Read More »

Taxonomy and systematics of the artoriine wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae): is Artoria monophyletic?

André W. do Prado (Murdoch University, Australia); Volker W. Framenau (Murdoch University, Australia), Cor J. Vink (Faculty of Agriculture and Life Sciences, New Zealand); Luis N. Piacentini (Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales “Bernardino Rivadavia”, Argentina) & Renner L.C. Baptista (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil). The genus Artoria currently represents the most speciose genus of wolf spiders in

Taxonomy and systematics of the artoriine wolf spiders (Araneae: Lycosidae): is Artoria monophyletic? Read More »

From phylogenomics to macroevolution: evolution across the adaptive landscape in a hyperdiverse beetle radiation.

Yun ‘Living’ Li (Australian National Insect Collection & Australian National University); Craig Moritz (Australian National University); Ian Brennan (Australian National University); Andreas Zwick (Australian National Insect Collection); James Nicholls (Australian National Insect Collection); Alicia Grealy (Australian National Herbarium); Adam Slipinski (Australian National Insect Collection). The extraordinary diversification of beetles on earth is a textbook example

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Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Mesostoinae on Kangaroo Island using next generation sequencing (Braconidae: Mesostoinae).

Shannon P. Tetley (University of Adelaide); Erinn P. Fagan-Jeffries (University of Adelaide & South Australian Museum); Richard V. Glatz (University of Adelaide & South Australian Museum & D’Estrees Entomology and Science Services). The subfamily Mesostoinae (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) has historically been poorly understood, with challenging morphology and many poorly resolved phylogenies. There are six endemic Australian genera currently known,

Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Mesostoinae on Kangaroo Island using next generation sequencing (Braconidae: Mesostoinae). Read More »

Combinatorial speciation and ongoing gene flow in Eucalyptus.

Rose Andrew (University of New England); Jasmine Janes (Vancouver Island University); Kevin Murray (Australian National University); Scott Ferguson (Australian National University); Justin Borevitz (Australian National University). Eucalypts are hard. It’s part of why we love them, and a great stimulus for animated discussions or friendly disagreements. Some of us hope to find the secrets of eucalypts

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