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At the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG), we recognize the importance of natural history collections as tools for scientific discovery and public education. Historically, the QVMAG entomological collection was modest. However, the recent growth of the collection, driven by dedicated staff, fieldwork, and donations, has allowed for signi...
Paper on the donation of the Victor Jackson butterfly collection to the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery (QVMAG). The collection contains a unique series of Australian fritillary Argynnis hyperbius inconstans from Mylestom, NSW.
Aspects of the larval and pupation habits as well as food plants of the wood moths Endoxyla encalypti and Endoxyla lituratus in Victoria, Queensland and Tasmania.
Confirmation of which species of Phoracantha (Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae) long horn beetles occur in Tasmania. Life history and biology of Phoracantha lata and Phoracantha mastersi in Tasmania documented.
The Tasmanian Naturalist 145 (2023) 23-36.
Adult trophic ecology of Lamprima aurata (Scarabaeoidea: Lucanidae) feeding on common lilac syringa vulgaris and shining gum Eucalyptus nitens in Tasmania.
The Tasmanian Naturalist 145 (2023) 67-72.
A new eucalypt host plant is documented for adult Lamprima aurata (Lucanidae) in Tasmania, Australia.
Records of the occurrence of Lamprima aurata on western Bass Strait Islands, Tasmania is documented
An invertebrate fauna survey of the Stony Head Military Training Area in northern Tasmania was conducted over the period
November 2020 to March 2021 as part of Australia’s Bush Blitz program. The survey focused on insects, spiders and molluscs,
with other taxa sampled opportunistically, and identified numerous species that are noteworthy for thei...
Specimens of Dolichoperoides macalpini (Nicoll, 1914) (Digenea: Dolichoperoididae) were collected from Australian venomous snakes (Elapidae): Notechis scutatus Peters, 1861 and Austrelaps superbus (Günther, 1858) from Tasmania and surrounding islands and N. s. occidentalis Glauert, 1948 from wetlands near Perth, Western Australia. Despite variation...
Feral populations of Chelodina longicollis (Shaw, 1794) have established in Tasmania but many aspects of their biology in the wild remain unknown. A number of C. longicollis specimens were available for examination for parasites. Two species of digenean parasites were found in three of the 11 turtles examined: a Choanocotyle sp. and Thrinascotrema...
Field observations on the giant wood moth Endoxyla cinereus (Cossidae: Zeuzerinae) in south east Queensland. Larval behaviour, transfer larva, larval bore, larval bore orientation, host tree, height above ground of larval bore, pupa, pupation, pupal chamber, eclosion, timing of eclosion, adult size, adult size range, solar radiation, compass aspect...
Overview and description of Trevor Lambkin and Ian Knight donation of 16000 butterflies from across the Australasian region to the Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery, Launceston, Tasmania. Sub-collections of donated Coleoptera and Cicadidae also described. Specimens from Murdoch De Barr and Neil Gough collections included. Insect collecting, cli...
Distribution, Biogeography and aspects of ecology of Laxta granicollis (Blaberidae) in Tasmania, Australia.
Larval host, pupation, pupal chambers, life cycle duration, ecology of the golden stag beetle Lamprima aurata (Lucanidae) in Tasmania Australia
The endemic Tasmanian Digger Wasp Williamsita tasmanica is only known from 13 registered museum specimens, with little recorded on its life history. A nesting aggregation of females was observed over a 25-day period, enabling the first detailed observations of host log, nest design, prey and egg deposition, and behavioural patterns to be made. Cell...
Trophic ecolgy of ocellated skink Niveoscincus (now Caranascincus) ocellatus in Tasmania
Body size, reproduction and trophic ecology of Burtons legless lizards Lialis burtonis from townsville and Magnetic Island Queensland
Ecology, life history, food plants, larval behaviour, distribution, size range of wattle goat moth Xyleutes liturata (= Endoxyla lituratus)(Cossidae) in Tasmania.
Ecology, larval ecology, food plants, adult behaviour of Paroplites (now Cnemoplites) australis in Tasmania
Overview of literature size records for Australian Morelia (now Simalia) amethistina with measurement of largest reliably documented specimen.
Anecdotal field observations of behaviour, trophic ecology, size range, sexual size dimorphism and reproduction in lowlands copperheads Austrelaps superbus in Tasmania and King Island
Field observations of lowlands copperhead Austrelaps superbus hunting and consumming flightless grasshoppers (Orthoptera: Acridae) in Tasmania.
Capture of maximal sized scrub python Morelia (now Simalia) amethistina on Magnetic Island, Queensland
Ambush predation postures and trophic ecology of the scrub python morelia (now Simalia) amethistina in north Queensland
Data on a maximal sized male scrub python Morelia (now Simalia) amethistina from Kuranda, Queensland.
Field description of scrub python Morelia (now Simalia) amethistina capturing and ingesting adult agile wallaby Macropus agilis in north Queensland. Trophic ecolgy.
Trophic ecology and body size of an insular population of carpet pythons Morelia spilota on Magnetic island, north Queensland
Records of Morelia (now Samalia) kinghorni south and west of Townsville, Queensland as well as origins and establishment of an apparent translocated, wildlife park escape population in the Airlie Beach area of Queensland.
Published field notes on trophic and reproductive ecology, size range, SSD, habitat preference, distribution and taxonomy of tiger snakes Notechis scutatus in Tasmania
Record of the scrub python morelia (now Samalia) kinghorni in Herveys Range west of Townsville, north Queensland
Trophic ecology of tiger snakes Notechis scutatus in Tasmania. New reptile and mammal prey records as well as hunting and prey capture observations
Male-male intraspecific combat in Tasmanian tiger snakes Notechis scutatus
western brown snake Pseudonaja nuchalis occurrence records from Townsville, north Queensland
Leucistic Rhinocephalus nigrescens from Mackay, north east Queensland
Popular magazine article on Titanus giganteus (Cerambycidae: Prioninae)
Magazine article on obtaining maximal growth from a captive raised carpet python Morelia spilota.
Popular magazine article on field work with lowlands copperheads Austrelaps superbus on King Island, western Bass Strait Tasmania
Adult specimens of Lamprima aurata (Lucanidae) discovered feeding at a natural sap flow on coast wattle or boobialla Acacia sophorae in northern coastal Tasmania.
As urban populations continue to grow so does the urban landscape, typically leaving behind a loose network of small, unplanned and disconnected remnant natural green spaces. These spaces do not have the profile of the larger national parks and reserves, and so do not gain the attention that they deserve. Yet, they are valued by the community, and...
QVMAG has one of the largest and most important natural science collections in Australia. They are a physical record of Tasmania's fauna, flora and geology; they are a window into Tasmania's natural history, mineral wealth and prehistoric life. The value of Natural Science collections RIGHT The breast feathers of the rainbow lorikeet (Trichoglossus...
Distribution and ecological notes on Tinzeda albosignata in Tasmania, Australia
Distribution and ecology of Achthosus westwoodi (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) and Toxeutes arctuatus (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae: Prioninae) on King Island, Tasmania, Australia.
Distribution and ecological notes on Tasmanian Notonomus (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Pterostichinae) with particular reference to Notonomus sphodroides in western Tasmania including Three Hummock and King Islands, Tasmania, Australia.
Obituary of Tasmanian herpetoculturalist Bruce Munday
Ecology of Castiarina bremei in Tasmania
Ecology, trophic ecology and reproductive ecology of Lamprima aurata in Tasmania
trophic ecology of Eurispa vittata in Tasmania
Popular article on keeping and rearing Tasmanian tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus) in captive conditions.
Popular article on recovering giant European wasp (Vespula germanica) nest in Tasmania
Popular aricle on ecology of Lamprima aurata in Tasmania
Trophic ecology of Notechis scutatus in Tasmania
Trophic ecology of Austrelaps superbus in Tasmania
The geographical distribution of the flightless stag beetle, Lissotes crenatus (Westwood, 1855), has been an entomological mystery for over 200 years. The species description was based on a single male specimen that was collected by the French during their voyage of discovery to the southern lands between 1800 and 1804. The type location for this b...
Foraging modes (ambush vs. active foraging) are often correlated with a suite of morphological, physiological, behavioural and ecological traits known as the "adaptive syndrome" or "syndrome hypothesis." In snakes, an ecological correlate often reported in the literature is that ambush‐hunting snakes have a higher relative meal size compared to act...
Distribution and ecology of the wood moths Endoxyla lituratus and E. encalypti. New wood moth (Endoxyla spp.) records from Tasmania, Australia.
The Lamprima stag beetles have a very complex taxonomic history with > 30 synonyms in use across the genus at various times. This history is explained by poor taxonomy which typically focussed on variation in trivial features such as colour, size, body proportions and surface sculpture (Reid, et al. 2018). A recent taxonomic revision of Lamprima re...
Translocated population of Pseudomantis albofimbriata discovered in northern Tasmania
Trophic ecology of Lamprima aurata in Tasmania. Ecology of Lamprima aurata in Tasmania
Translocated population of Drymaplaneta semivitta in Tasmania
Ecology and larval hosts of Thallis compta in Tasmania
Trophic ecology of Notechis scutatus in Tasmania
Trophic ecolgy of skink lizards Niveoscincus and Lampropholis
Trophic ecology of Lamprima aurata
Record sized nest of Vespula germanica in Tasmania. Ecology of Vespula germanica in Tasmania
Popular article on captive maintenance and ecology of low land copperhead Austrelaps superbus in Tasmania
Popular article on speculative, restorative trophic ecology of tiger snakes Notechis scutatus during rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus plagues in Tasmania.
The agile wallaby (Macropus agilis) has established in a small area of coastal plain on the central east coast of Tasmania. The Tasmanian occurrence is the only known population of this species outside its natural geographical range. The current wild population is likely to have originated from a small number of individuals that escaped or were rel...
Popular article on snake relocations in Australia
Popular article on trophic ecology of Tasmanian snakes. Notechis scutatus and Austrelaps superbus
Tiger snakes (Notechis scutatus) and lowland copperheads (Austrelaps superbus) are both large viviparous elapid snakes confined to the cooler, mesic regions of southern Australia. In spite of both species being common and widespread in the island state of Tasmania, no quantified studies on the trophic ecology of these two snakes from the main islan...
Popular article on the ecology of the black whip snake Demansia vestigiata
Popular article on trophic ecology of Tasmanian elapid snakes- Notechis scutatus, Austrelaps superbus, Drysdalia coronoides
Common tree snakes, Dendrelaphis punctulatus, are medium to large colubrid snakes that are relatively common in the eastern and northern parts of tropical Australia. The only previous study on this species involved museum specimens from across the taxon’s range. During a seven-year period we collected data on 131 field-caught specimens from a melan...
Slaty grey snakes (Stegonotus cucullatus) are medium to large members of the Colubridae that are common throughout the eastern and northern tropics of Australia. Although intensive field studies have been conducted on populations in the Northern Territory for over 10 years, no ecological data have been presented on free-ranging specimens of populat...
Two species of large black whip snakes (Demansia vestigiata and D. papuensis) are morphologically and ecologically similar and have broadly overlapping distributions. A long history of taxonomic difficulties has meant that most previous taxonomic and ecological studies comprise composite samples of both taxa. Here, we provide ecological data (body...
Brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis) are medium to large colubrid snakes that are relatively common within the eastern and northern parts of tropical Australia. An invasive population on Guam in the western Pacific has resulted in B. irregularis being one of the most studied snakes on earth. However, no field studies have ever been conducted on Au...
Studies on species that attain very large body sizes provide a powerful opportunity to clarify the ecological correlates and consequences of body size, but logistical obstacles mean that most ‘giant’ species have attracted little field-based research. The Australian scrub python, Morelia kinghorni (= M. amethistina in earlier literature), is the la...
Carpet pythons (Morelia spilota) are large (to >4 m, 11 kg) non-venomous snakes that are widely distributed across mainland Australia. In many parts of their range, viable populations persist even in highly disturbed urban and suburban habitats. Over a six-year period, we collected 258 ‘nuisance’ pythons from two cities (Brisbane and Ipswich) in so...
Ecology, trophic ecology, larval habits of Lamprima aurata (Lucanidae) in northern Tasmania
