Tribe Nirvanini
The Nirvanini are easily recognised by the shape of the head, coupled with the presence of only two preapical cells in the tegmen. The Australian fauna includes some beautiful insects including the brightly coloured species of Tortor and the ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
ABRS Fauna Online
ABRS Fauna Online is a web-based source of taxonomic and biological information being compiled for all animal species known to occur in Australia. It comprises: Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)... taxonomic, bibliographic, geographic and ... [... more]
environment.gov.au |
Banded grunter - Amniataba percoides
Banded grunter are widespread in northern Australia where they are an important part of the native fish fauna. However, they have little value as either a sport or table fish and are considered a pest outside their natural range. While not native ... [... more]
NSW Dept Primary Industries |
Isopods - Phreatoiceidea
Phreatoicidean isopods are ancient members of Australia's fauna. In fact, these crustaceans have been living in fresh water longer than Australia has been a separate continent. ENDEMISM - refers to species which are native to an area or ... [... more]
Australian Museum |
Pittwater YHA
Nat finds a bit of a secret spot for budget accommodation with a million dollar view. Just an hour north of Sydney's bustling CBD is Pittwater, an area known for its natural bush, flora and fauna, rolling ocean, the protected calm waters of ... [... more]
Getaway |
Bottlebrush
Bottlebrush flowers are always a lovely sight, but Rosy Morn The lovely Genoa Glory displays its vibrant brushes for all the honeyeaters in the district, and butterflies and other nectar-seeking fauna find these flowers irresistible. Wherever it ... [... more]
Garden Gurus |
Family Cicadidae
The cicada fauna of Australia is as distinctive as Australia's mammals and birds. Moulds (1990) has collected the information available at the time on the Australian cicadas and the author of that magnificent publication continues his work on our ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Family Derbidae
The Family Derbidae has been very poorly studied in Australia despite the fact that it is well represented, particularly in the tropical North. Derbids are often delightfully delicate insects and the Australian fauna includes species of Swezeyia ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
Family Flatidae
The Family Flatidae is one of the larger families of Fulgoromorpha. The Australian fauna is distinctive and includes 22 genera, many endemic to the continent. The dominant genus Siphanta has 41 species which were treated by Fletcher (1985, 2002). ... [... more]
NSW Agriculture |
ABRS Fauna Online
ABRS Fauna Online is a web-based source of taxonomic and biological information being compiled for all animal species known to occur in Australia. It comprises: Australian Faunal Directory (AFD)... taxonomic, bibliographic, geographic and ... [... more]
deh.gov.au |
Queensland Museum - Sections - Insects
The Entomology Section documents this most numerous and diverse part of Queensland's fauna. There are over 500 000 specimens with important collections of rainforest insects and parasitic wasps. Research Biodiversity Cultures and Histories ... [... more]
qm.qld.gov.au |
Version 3.3 released, September 2002
PLATYPUS is a relational database programme developed by the ABRS Fauna Online project and is used to automatically compile and generate the web files for the Australian Faunal Directory (AFD) Platypus is a relational database programme developed ... [... more]
environment.gov.au |
