Corresponding author: Andrew Polaszek (
Academic editor: Li Ren
The host of both the recent and historical material can, unfortunately, only be identified currently as
In 2012, field sampling was undertaken on 11 sampling sites in Tasmania, Australia, by the second author (CV). At two of the collection localities, Tunbridge and New Norfolk,
Specimens were reared from freshly laid
Specimens preserved in ethanol were extracted for genomic DNA using a “non-destructive” extraction technique (
Following DNA extraction, specimens were dissected and slide-mounted in Canada balsam following the standard protocol described by
Morphological terminology and the format for species descriptions follow
The following institutions provided specimens and/or are depositories for material examined:
BMNH: Natural History Museum, London, UK.
QM: Queensland Museum, Australia.
RAIZ: Instituto de Investigação da Floresta e Papel, Eixo-Aveiro, Portugal.
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Australia: ACT, Queensland, Tasmania (probably widespread).
We are grateful to Chris Burwell, Senior Curator of insects at Queensland Museum, for the loan of the Girault slides. John Noyes’ Universal
Map of Tasmania indicating sampling sites.
Collection sites at which
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Tunbridge |
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15/21 Nov 2012 | 1430 | 6 |
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New Norfolk |
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17/23 Nov 2012 | 90 | 6 |
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Grindelwald1 |
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19 Nov. 2012 | 100 | 14 |
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Hamilton1 |
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Hayes1 |
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1 Because few egg capsules were collected at these locations, they were placed on the same container.