Australian Entomological Society
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The Australian Entomological Society aims to advance & disseminate entomological knowledge in all its aspects.
Publisher of Austral Entomology.
Publisher of Austral Entomology.
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.
She will be greatly missed.
Vale Margaret Williams.
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January 19, 2026 at 2:04 PM
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.
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!
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January 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
🔎 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.
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January 1, 2026 at 1:01 AM
🌳 💧 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.
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December 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
🐝 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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December 27, 2025 at 9:30 PM
🍎 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.
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December 25, 2025 at 11:45 PM
📙 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.
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December 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
📖 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.
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December 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
📑 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.
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’:
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’
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December 21, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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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December 20, 2025 at 3:21 AM
📚 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!
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!
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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!
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!
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!
Tomorrow: tours and workshops!
Tours & Workshops - Australian Entomological Society 56th Annual Conference - Marie Reay Teaching Centre | ANU
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December 4, 2025 at 5:15 AM
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!
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! 🏆
December 3, 2025 at 9:15 PM
☕ 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! 🏆
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.
First up, see everyone at the second Plenary Session: the Phil Carne Presentations.
December 2, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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.
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?
What was your most interesting fact you learnt on day one?
December 2, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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?
What was your most interesting fact you learnt on day one?
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
Quick note, if you have any photos, papers or notes you want to share, feel free to use the discord: discord.gg/Ms8RAXdqcr
December 2, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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
Quick note, if you have any photos, papers or notes you want to share, feel free to use the discord: discord.gg/Ms8RAXdqcr
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?
Who's talks are you looking forward to today?
December 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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?
Who's talks are you looking forward to today?
And we are off! See you at the welcome reception!
December 1, 2025 at 6:23 AM
And we are off! See you at the welcome reception!
And we are off! See you at the welcome reception!
December 1, 2025 at 6:15 AM
And we are off! See you at the welcome reception!
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.
#5thANZESC
See you tomorrow at the welcome reception for the 5th Combined Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference.
#5thANZESC
November 30, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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.
#5thANZESC
See you tomorrow at the welcome reception for the 5th Combined Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference.
#5thANZESC
🧳 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?
discord.gg/Ms8RAXdqcr
And don't forget to enter the competitions! buff.ly/Q6jrXBd
Who is going?
Why not introduce yourself on the Discord channel?
discord.gg/Ms8RAXdqcr
And don't forget to enter the competitions! buff.ly/Q6jrXBd
Join the Australian Entomological Society Discord Server!
Check out the Australian Entomological Society community on Discord – hang out with 25 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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November 26, 2025 at 3:55 AM
🧳 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?
discord.gg/Ms8RAXdqcr
And don't forget to enter the competitions! buff.ly/Q6jrXBd
Who is going?
Why not introduce yourself on the Discord channel?
discord.gg/Ms8RAXdqcr
And don't forget to enter the competitions! buff.ly/Q6jrXBd
9 days to go until the 5th Combined Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference!
Want to chat or organise with people attending? Feel free to do so on our Discord server:
Want to chat or organise with people attending? Feel free to do so on our Discord server:
Join the Australian Entomological Society Discord Server!
Check out the Australian Entomological Society community on Discord – hang out with 19 other members and enjoy free voice and text chat.
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November 20, 2025 at 10:15 PM
9 days to go until the 5th Combined Australian and New Zealand Entomological Societies Conference!
Want to chat or organise with people attending? Feel free to do so on our Discord server:
Want to chat or organise with people attending? Feel free to do so on our Discord server:
10 days to go till the 5th Combined Australian & NZ Entomological Societies Conference!
Don't forget to enter the photography competition!
There is a category for all types:
📸 Photography (SLR or similar)
📱 Smart phone
💻 Open category (digital, illustration, sculpture, etc)
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Don't forget to enter the photography competition!
There is a category for all types:
📸 Photography (SLR or similar)
📱 Smart phone
💻 Open category (digital, illustration, sculpture, etc)
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November 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
10 days to go till the 5th Combined Australian & NZ Entomological Societies Conference!
Don't forget to enter the photography competition!
There is a category for all types:
📸 Photography (SLR or similar)
📱 Smart phone
💻 Open category (digital, illustration, sculpture, etc)
buff.ly/Q6jrXBd
Don't forget to enter the photography competition!
There is a category for all types:
📸 Photography (SLR or similar)
📱 Smart phone
💻 Open category (digital, illustration, sculpture, etc)
buff.ly/Q6jrXBd
Presenting at the AES Conference? You could be in the running for the Murray Fletcher Award: $300 + certificate for the best presentation or poster advocating for the value of entomological collections in science, diagnostics, or education. No entry required: all eligible talks & posters considered!
The Murray Fletcher Award
About the award
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November 9, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Presenting at the AES Conference? You could be in the running for the Murray Fletcher Award: $300 + certificate for the best presentation or poster advocating for the value of entomological collections in science, diagnostics, or education. No entry required: all eligible talks & posters considered!