<i>LEPIDIOTA NOXIA</i> SP. N. (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: MELOLONTHINAE), A PEST OF SUGARCANE IN QUEENSLAND

Britton, E. B.

doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1985.tb00202.x

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“…Each species was recorded as present or absent in each area with the distributions taken from: Dynastinae - Allsopp (1987aAllsopp ( , 1990cAllsopp ( , 1993b, Allsopp & Carne (1986a), Allsopp & Lloyd (1987), Brooks (1965), Came (1957aCame ( , 1976Came ( , 1978Came ( , 1981aCame ( ,b, 1985a, Came & Allsopp (1987), Endrodi (1977Endrodi ( , 1978; Rutelinae - Allsopp (1988Allsopp ( , 1989bAllsopp ( , 1990bAllsopp ( , 1992, Allsopp & Carne (1986b,c), Carne (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957b, 1958, 1981c, 1985b, Kuijten (1992); Scarabaeinae - Matthews (1972Matthews ( , 1974Matthews ( , 1976, Matthews & Stebnicka (1986), Storey (1977Storey ( , 1984Storey ( , 1986Storey ( , 1991, Storey & Weir (1988, Tyndale-Biscoe (1990); Melolonthinae - Allsopp (1987bAllsopp ( , 1989aAllsopp ( , 1990aAllsopp ( , 1993a, Britton (1978Britton ( , 1985Britton ( , 1987a, …”

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Biogeography of the Australian Dynastinae, Rutelinae, Scarabaeinae, Melolonthini, Scitalini and Geotrupidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

Allsopp¹

1995

Journal of Biogeography

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JSTOR is a not-for-profit service that helps scholars, researchers, and students discover, use, and build upon a wide range of content in a trusted digital archive. We use information technology and tools to increase productivity and facilitate new forms of scholarship. For more information about JSTOR, please contact support@jstor.org.. Wiley-Blackwell is collaborating with JSTOR to digitize, preserve and extend access to Journal of Biogeography.Abstract The relationships between faunas in seventeen areas of Australia were examined for the Dynastinae, Rutelinae, the scarabaeine Coprini, Onthophagini and Scarabaeini, the melolonthine Melolonthini and Scitalini, and Geotrupidae. The distributions of the Rutelinae, Coprini, Onthophagini, Scarabaeini, Melolonthini and Scitalini show strong divisions between the Torresian and Kosciuskan subregions with a slight division of the latter into winter and summer rainfall areas. The Torresian subregion is more strongly separated from the Timorian in the Coprini and Scarabaeini than in the Rutelinae, Onthophagini and Scitalini. The Southwestern subregion shows little relationship to the eastern faunas, but has loose associations with the Eyrean faunas. In the Dynastinae, the major division separates the eastern fauna from the northern, western and inland faunas. Within the east there is a strong winter-summer rainfall division. There is no evidence of a distinct Timorian fauna, or of separate Southwestern and Eyrean subregions. The Geotrupidae shows a distinct separation of the southeastern fauna from those of the northeastern and Torresian-Timorian subregions. Only in the Geotrupidae is there a significant exponential increase in the number of species in an area with increasing size of the area. Differences between groups are attributed to differences in their dependence on plants and vertebrates, their tendency to disperse as adults, their age and dispersal history, and their inherent ability to colonize arid areas.

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Biogeography of the Australian Dynastinae, Rutelinae, Scarabaeinae, Melolonthini, Scitalini and Geotrupidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

Allsopp¹

1995

Journal of Biogeography

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“… 1 Front edge of clypeus from above: 0, straight or slightly curved outwards (Carne 1957, figs 219–222; Britton 1978, figs 271C, 272A, 275F, 276C, 277F, 287F); 1, broadly divided into two lobes (Britton 1978, figs 279A,B,D,F, 280D, 283B, 284A,B, 285F, 286A,E,F, 287B,F; Britton 1985, fig. 7). 2 Depth of front face of clypeus: 0, shallow, width:depth ratio >8:1 (Britton 1978, fig.…”

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“…11). 3 Front face of clypeus: 0, middle area without setae and smooth (Britton 1978, figs 11); 1, numerous scattered setae across the middle (Britton 1978, fig. 9). 4 Setae on upper surface of clypeus: 0, absent (scales may be present); 1, present (Britton 1978, figs 271C, 272A, 275F, 276C, 277F, 287F). 5 Scales on upper surface of clypeus: 0, absent (setae may be present); 1, rounded scales (Britton 1978, figs 279A,B,D, 280D, 283B, 284A,B, 285F, 286A; Britton 1985, fig. 7); 2, elongate, setae‐like scales (Britton 1978, figs 286E,F, 287B). 6 Setae on surface of frons: 0, absent (rounded or elongate scales may be present); 1, present (Britton 1978, figs 271C, 272A,F, 275F, 276C, 277F). 7 Scales on surface of frons: 0, absent (setae may be present); 1, rounded scales (Britton 1978; 279A,B,D, 280D, 283B, 284A,B, 285F, 286A, 287F; Britton 1985, fig.…”

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“…The systematics of the adults of the Australian Melolonthini, and especially the cane‐feeding species, is well known (Britton 1978, 1985; Allsopp 1993, 2003; Miller & Allsopp 2000). The larvae are less well known, with the exception of the cane‐feeding species (Miller & Allsopp 2000) and a few species that are pests of pastures.…”

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“…In this paper, three questions address the relationships between the canegrubs. First, are the relationships between the cane‐feeding species suggested by Britton's (1978, 1985) revision of the whole tribe based on adult characters reflected in phylogenetic analysis? Second, do the relationships inferred by adult characters reflect those derived from analyses of larval characters and of ecological characters?…”

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Canegrubs and cladistics: what story do adult, larval and ecological characters tell?

Allsopp¹,

Lambkin

2006

Australian Journal of Entomology

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Melolonthine scarabs, canegrubs, are the most important pests of Australian sugarcane. The 19 species are sometimes viewed as one pest; however, these species are quite diverse, are placed in four genera and a number of species-groupings in one of those genera, show different life histories and adult behaviours, and some have distinct soil-type preferences. Three questions concerning relationships between the canegrubs were addressed here. First, the relationships suggested by a taxonomic revision of the whole tribe based on adult characters were generally confirmed through phylogenetic analysis. Second, neither the larval characters nor the ecological characters show similar distinct phylogenetic patterns; more characters are needed to resolve the relationships. Third, the analysis of a combination of adult, larval and ecological characters, the 'total evidence' approach, does give a more robust phylogenetic arrangement than that derived from only adult characters. This analysis strengthens the understanding of the relationships among canegrubs and provides the basis for improved management systems for these pests.

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Spatial patterns and sequential sampling plans for melolonthine larvae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in southern Queensland sugarcane

Allsopp

Bull

1989

Bull. Entomol. Res.

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The within-row dispersion characteristics of larvae of Antitrogus mussoni (Blackburn), A. parvulus Britton, Lepidiota crinita Brenske, L. negatoria Blackburn, L. noxia Britton and L. picticollis Lea in sugarcane were determined in studies in southern Queensland, Australia. The Poisson distribution, negative binomial distribution, Iwao's regression model and Taylor's power law analysis were used to determine the relationship between mean and variance of larval counts. All methods examined showed that the larvae were slightly aggregated. Taylor's power law generally gave equivalent or better fits to the population dispersion compared with the other models. The power law relationship for L. picticollis differed from those of the other five species, and a common relationship for those five species was determined. Relationships to determine sample sizes for fixed levels of precision and fixed-precision-level stop lines for sequential sampling were developed for both L. picticollis and the other five species. There were functional relationships between the variance and mean of untransformed population counts for all species, and the suitability of transformation functions is discussed.

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LEPIDIOTA NOXIA SP. N. (COLEOPTERA: SCARABAEIDAE: MELOLONTHINAE), A PEST OF SUGARCANE IN QUEENSLAND

Abstract: adults and larvae.Lepidiora noxia, a major pest of sugarcane in the Bundaberg district of Queensland, is described from

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Biogeography of the Australian Dynastinae, Rutelinae, Scarabaeinae, Melolonthini, Scitalini and Geotrupidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

Biogeography of the Australian Dynastinae, Rutelinae, Scarabaeinae, Melolonthini, Scitalini and Geotrupidae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)

Canegrubs and cladistics: what story do adult, larval and ecological characters tell?

Spatial patterns and sequential sampling plans for melolonthine larvae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) in southern Queensland sugarcane

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