Australian Entomological Society

Host a Invertebrates Australia bug lantern and help scientists understand the Bogong moth’s vital migration: Invertebrates Australia provides training, equipment, and support, with expressions of interest due by February 22.
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Newly published in Austral Entomology; Liu, Slater-Baker, & Polaszek present new species of Miracinae from Australia and Papua New Guinea, along with a comprehensive key to Mirax species worldwide.
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In Austral Entomology, Rossito, Pinho, & Andrade introduce four new species of Sycorax from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, enhancing our understanding of this genus in the Neotropical region.

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A newly published study in Austral Entomology by Szczepański & Dobosz describes a new subgenus Neocaledomachus and species Promachus insolitus from New Caledonia.

A new cricket genus and first record of Neometrypini (Orthoptera: Oecanthidae) in the Caatinga, Brazil Biological collections are fundamental resources for biodiversity research, although they remain underutilised in many taxonomic efforts. In this study, we examine specimens deposited in the…

Newly published in Austral Entomology: Campos & Tonon describes a new genus, Annelotrypa, and its species Annelotrypa xerophila, marking the first record of Neometrypini (Orthoptera: Oecanthidae) in the Caatinga biome of Brazil.

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The AES is deeply saddened by the sudden passing of Margaret Williams. Margaret was a highly knowledgeable entomologist, with several species having been named in her honour, including Asteliachoccus margaretae.
She will be greatly missed.

Vale Margaret Williams.

🔎 Newly published in Austral Entomology: McClelland et al. shows that Bush Blitz surveys have identified nine species of Acizzia on hop bush (Dodonaea), eight of which are new to science!

🌳 💧 Newly published in Austral Entomology: Nanni et al. demonstrate that forestry and water management strongly influence ground-dwelling beetle communities in Argentine wetlands.

🐝 Recently published in Austral Entomology: Alvarez et al. report the first Argentine record of an Australian Hylaeus bee and describe its nesting behaviour, plant use and associated parasitoids.

🍎 Recently published in Austral Entomology: Clarke et al. show that tropical fruit flies can pause reproduction seasonally in a manner not explained by temperature alone.

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📙 Recently published in Austral Entomology: Zilberman, Rocha and Moreno describe a new termitophilous rove beetle species from Australia and document an unexpected termite host association.

📖 Recently published in Austral Entomology, Rodrigues, Mello and de Carvalho present a comprehensive revision of the Australasian fly genus Zygaenula, including a new species and updated keys and distributions.

📑 Recently published in Austral Entomology: Paul, Herberstein and Khan report high rates of coinfection by water mites and gregarines in Australian bluetail damselflies and demonstrate differing impacts on host condition.

How many spiders and pseudoscorpions does it take to make one of the world’s greatest taxonomists? Former Perth curator Mark Harvey is one of the few people on Earth to have described 1,000 new species, many of them arachnids. Colleagues say his legacy is ‘unquantifiable’

Former Perth curator Mark Harvey is one of the few people on Earth to have described 1,000 new species, many of them arachnids. Colleagues say his legacy is ‘unquantifiable’:

📚 Recently published in Austral Entomology: Moreno, Montanhini and Zilberman introduce Daimophyllon gen. nov., a distinctive new genus of Brazilian Athetini rove beetles, with the description of two new species.
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And with the final tour wrapped up, that concludes the 5th Combined Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference.
Thank you to everyone who made the journey, our colleagues from the ESNZ, & to all our AES members who make these conferences possible.
See you all at Conference 2026!

Tours & Workshops - Australian Entomological Society 56th Annual Conference - Marie Reay Teaching Centre | ANU

And that’s a wrap for presentations at the 5th Combined Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference. Thank you to everyone who took the time to put together such an amazing range of talks. Which ones did you find the most interesting?
Tomorrow: tours and workshops!

☕ Welcome back to our third and final day of talks at the 5th Combined Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference! We’ve got plenty of topics, plenaries, and don’t miss the Award Presentations! 🏆

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Good morning and welcome to day 2 of the 5th Combined Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference! Anyone presenting today? Why not promote yourself?

First up, see everyone at the second Plenary Session: the Phil Carne Presentations.

That's a wrap for day 1 of the conference, but students hang around for the Student Event Evening at Badger & Co At 6 🍻

What was your most interesting fact you learnt on day one?

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Hope everyone enjoyed lunch and networking. What session is everyone off to next?

Quick note, if you have any photos, papers or notes you want to share, feel free to use the discord: discord.gg/Ms8RAXdqcr

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Good morning all! And welcome to the first day of talks at the 5th Combined Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference!! First up the Planary Session, see you all there!
Who's talks are you looking forward to today?

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And we are off! See you at the welcome reception!

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And we are off! See you at the welcome reception!

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Welcome to Canberra to all those who are starting to trickle in from around Australia, from across the Tasman and even around the world!

See you tomorrow at the welcome reception for the 5th Combined Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference.
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🧳 Only 5 sleeps until the 5th Combined Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference!! Time to pack your bags and Sweep Nets.

Who is going?

Why not introduce yourself on the Discord channel?
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