First record of the woodwasp family Xiphydriidae from Tasmania with a description of a new species and host record

Jennings, John T.; Austin, Andrew D.; Bashford, Richard

doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.2008.00679.x

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“…20–30 cm in length and 40–50 mm in diameter. They were placed in rearing cages in the laboratories of Forestry Tasmania, Hobart, and after about 12 months, several xiphydriid woodwasp adults ( R. warraensis ) had emerged (Jennings et al . 2009).…”

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Novel use of a micro‐computed tomography scanner to trace larvae of wood boring insects

Jennings¹,

Austin

2010

Australian Journal of Entomology

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Tracing the tunnels of wood boring larvae in wood or other plant material is generally a difficult and destructive process. Here we present a novel non-destructive method using an in vivo micro-CT scanner to obtain tomograms of small tunnels. The tunnels were formed by larval xiphydriid woodwasps in the branches of the Tasmanian tree Anodopetalum biglandulosum (Cunoniaceae) and show that, as the larvae develop, the tunnels become progressively larger until pupation occurs just below the surface of the bark. The adult then chews its way through the remaining wood and bark before emerging. This non-destructive method is discussed more broadly in regard to its application for tracing the tunnels of wood boring insects, for detecting insects in grain and other plant material for quarantine purposes, and for tracking the tunnelling behaviour and development of live insects in wood.

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Novel use of a micro‐computed tomography scanner to trace larvae of wood boring insects

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Austin

2010

Australian Journal of Entomology

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“…Calexiphyda is known only from New Caledonia, and is represented by four described species (Smith 2008; Table 1), although there are a number of unassociated males from New Caledonia known in collections. Generally the hosts of the wood-boring xiphydriid larvae are unknown, but they can usually be found in weakened or dying limbs of various woody plants (see, for example, Smith 2008;Jennings et al 2009). Nothing is known about the biology of any New Caledonian species.…”

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Review of the hymenopteran fauna of New Caledonia with a checklist of species

Jennings

Krogmann

Burwell

2013

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The hymenopteran fauna of New Caledonia is reviewed and compared with that of Australia and New Zealand, as well as other islands in the south-west Pacific. In conclusion, several different scenarios (e.g., recent dispersal events and radiations) can be used to explain the extant distribution of New Caledonian Hymenoptera. A detailed checklist of 409 species and subspecies of Hymenoptera of New Caledonia is provided, along with estimates of the undescribed fauna, and a summary of the general biology of the families represented in the region.

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“…11,13 in Jennings et al 2009b). The subfamily is confined to South America except for Austrocyrta Riek, 1955 from Australia (Riek 1955;Smith 1978;Jennings et al 2009b). Austrocyrta includes two species, Austrocyrta australiensis Riek, 1955 and Austrocyrta fasciculata Jennings & Austin, 2009(in Jennings et al 2009b.…”

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Revision of Xiphydriinae (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriidae) of Australia

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We re‐diagnoseRhysacephalaBenson, 1954, a genus of xiphydriid woodwasps confined to eastern mainland Australia, Tasmania and Lord Howe Island.Rhysacephala leai(Forsius, 1927), including the first description of the female,Rhysacephala obtusiventris(Rohwer, 1918), andRhysacephala wilsoniBenson, 1954 are redescribed. Six new species from eastern Australia are described:Rhysacephala amplipretarsusJennings, Parslow & Macdonald,sp. nov.,Rhysacephala fulvaJennings, Parslow & Macdonald,sp. nov.,Rhysacephala impensaJennings, Parslow & Macdonald,sp. nov.,Rhysacephala monteithiJennings, Parslow & Macdonald,sp. nov.,Rhysacephala phalarosJennings, Parslow & Macdonald,sp. nov.andRhysacephala tenebrilataJennings, Parslow & Macdonald,sp. nov.A monotypic genus,AustroxiphydaJennings, Macdonald, Schiff & Parslow,gen. nov., is established and includesAustroxiphyda lasalleiJennings, Macdonald, Schiff & Parslow,sp. nov.Keys to identify the 12 Australian species of Xiphydriinae are provided.

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First record of the woodwasp family Xiphydriidae from Tasmania with a description of a new species and host record

Cited by 4 publications

References 8 publications

Novel use of a micro‐computed tomography scanner to trace larvae of wood boring insects

Novel use of a micro‐computed tomography scanner to trace larvae of wood boring insects

Review of the hymenopteran fauna of New Caledonia with a checklist of species

Revision of Xiphydriinae (Hymenoptera: Xiphydriidae) of Australia

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