Insects of Cooper Creek Wilderness
Insects of Cooper Creek Wilderness are as rich in diversity, primitiveness and endemism as every other Daintree Rainforest class, phyla and kingdom. The list (below) catalogues what has been established so far:
Phylogeny
Pterygota (winged insects)
Odonata (Dragonflies, etc)
Anisoptera
Giant Petaltail Dragonfly (Petalura intengissima)
Neoptera
Hemipteroids
Hemiptera
Auchenorrhyncha (cicadas & planthoppers)
Sternorrhyncha (aphids & mealybugs)
Heteroptera (true bugs)
Pentatomorpha (flat bugs, stink bugs, etc.,)
Pentamoidea
Cydnidae (burrowing bugs)
Pentatomidae (stink bugs)
Cimicomorpha (assasin bugs)
Reduviidae (assassin bugs, thread-legged bugs)
Emesinae
Thread-legged Assassin Bug
Stenopodainae
Assassin Bug (Oncocephalus sp.)
Endopterygota
Neuroptera (lacewings, antlions, etc)
Hemeribiidae
Lacewings
Coleoptera
Polyphaga (scarabs, weevils, ladybirds, fireflies, etc)
Scarabaeiformia (scarabs, stag beetles, dung beetles, etc)
Lucanidae (stag beetles)
Lucaninae
Prosopocoilus
Stag Beetle (Prosopocoilus terresensis)
Scarabaeidae (scarab beetles)
Cetoniinae (flower chafers)
Schizorhinini
Green Scarab Beetle (Ischiopsopha wallacei Thompson 1857)
Rutelinae (christmas beetles)
Elateroidea (fireflies, click beetles, soldier beetles, etc)
Lampyridae (fireflies)
Cucujiformia (weevils, longicorns, leaf beetles, etc)
Chrysomeloidea (leaf beetles, longhorn beetles, etc)
Cerambycidae Longicorns
Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles)
Chrysomelinae
Phyllochartini
Lamprolina
Leaf Beetle (Lamprolina jansoni)
Cucujoidea (flat bark beetles, lady beetles, sap beetles, etc)
Cerylonid Series (lady beetles, handsome fungus beetles, etc)
Coccinellidae (lady beetles)
Endomychidae (handsome fungus beetles)
Curculionoidea (Weevils)
Molytinae
Pissodini
Elephant Weevil (Orthorhinus cylindrirostris)
Anthribidae (fungus weevils)
Belidae (cycad weevils)
Brentidae (straight-snouted weevils)
Brenthid Weevil (Ithystenus hollandiae)
Tenebrionoidea (darkling beetles, blister beetles, etc)
Tenebrionidae (darkling beetles)
Amarygmini
Darkling Beetle (Amarygmus sp.)
Cyphaleus
Giant Darkling Beetle (Cyphaleus imperialis)
Pterohelaeus
Pie-dish Beetle (Pterohelaeus sp.)
Diptera (Flies)
Brachycera
Asilidae (robber flies)
Cyclorrhapha (circular-seamed flies)
Neriidae (banana stalk flies)
Banana-stalk Fly (Telostylinus lineolatus)
Hymenoptera (wasps, ants, bees & sawflies)
Apocrita
Aculeata
Apoidea (bees, digger wasps)
Apidae (carpenter bees, cuckoo bees, honey bees, etc)
Apinae (honey bees, orchid bees, stingless bees)
Apini (honey bees)
Meliponini (stingless bees)
Nomadinae (cuckoo bees)
Neon Cuckoo Bee (Thyreus nitidulus)
Xylocopinae (carpenter bees)
Vespoidea (Hornets, spider-wasps, ants, etc)
Formicidae (ants)
Formicinae (weaver ants, carpenter ants)
Oecophylla (weaver ants)
Weaver Ants (Oecophylla smaragdina)
continued:
Lepidoptera
Neolepidoptera
Ditrysia (most butterflies and moths)
Bombycoidea (hawk moths, emperor moths, etc)
Saturniidae (emperor moths)
Atlas or Hercules Moth (Coscinocera hercules)
Geometroidea
Geometridae
Geometrinae
Peacock Jewel or 4 O’Clock Moth (Dysphania numana)
Uraniidae (swallowtail moths)
Night Citrus Swallowtail Moth (Lyssa macleayi)
Zodiac Moth (Alcides metaurus)
Papilionoidea (true butterflies)
Papilionidae (swallowtail butterflies)
Chequered Swallowtail (Papilio demoleus)
Orchard Swallowtail (Papilio aegeus)
Ulysses Butterfly (Papilio ulysses)
Hepialidae (ghost moths)
Embiidina (web-spinners)
Phasmatidae
Phasmatinae
Anchiale
Strong Stick Insect (Anchiale briareus)
Tropidoderinae
Extatosomatinae
Macleay’s Spectre (Extatosoma tiaratum)
Malandania
Beautiful Malanda Stick Insect (Malandania pulchra)
Orthoptera (grasshoppers, crickets, katydids, etc)
Caelifera (shorthorned grasshoppers and locusts)
Acridoidea
Pyrgomorphidae
Pyrgomorphinae
Desmopterini
Large Forest Pyrgomorph (Desmoptera truncatipennis)
Acrididae
Cyrtacanthacridini (giant spur-throated grasshoppers and locusts)
Hedge Grasshopper (Valanga irregularis)
Ensifera (crickets, katydids, wetas)
Gryllacridoidea (monsters, raspy crickeets, king and forest crickets, etc)
Stenopelmatidae (King & Forest Crickets)
Henicinae (Forest Crickets)
Papuan Forest Cricket (Papuaistus flavocalceata)
Australian Forest Cricket (Penalva sp.)
Gryllacrididae (raspy crickets)
Gryllacridinae
Raspy Cricket (Chauliogryllacris sp.)
Xanthogryllacris punctipennis
Tettigonioids
Tettigoniidae (katydids, long-horned garsshoppers and bush-crickets)
Conocephalinae
Agraeciinae
(Austrosalomona_sp.)
Listroscelidinae (katydids that are unassigned to tribes)
Requenini
Jin’s Ginger Katydid (Xingbaoia karakara)
Phisidini (Delicate predatory katydids)
Chopard’s Spiny Katydid (Paraphisis chopardi)
Tettigoniinae (Shield-backed katydids)
Phaneropteridae
Mecopodinae (long-legged katydids)
Mecopodini (rainforest katydids)
Spiny-legged Rainforest Katydid (Phricta spinosa)
Sexavini (palm katydids)
Queensland Palm Katydid (Segestidea queenslandica)
Phyllophorinae (giant katydids)
Phyllophorella
Giant Queensland Katydid (Phyllophorella queenslandica)
Phaneropterinae (bush katydids)
Polichne sp.
Holochlorini
Leucopodoptera eumundii
Pseudophylliinae (false leaf katydids)
Phyllomimini
Leaf-mimicking Katydid (Acauloplacella queenslandica)
Simoderini
Chloracantha
Delicate False-leaf Katydid (Chloracantha lampra)
Mastigaphoides
Haffner’s Snub-nosed Katydid (Mastigaphoides haffneri)
Grylloidea (true crickets and allies)
Gryllidae
Eneopterinae
Eneopterini
New Guinea Rainforest Cricket (Cardiodactylus novaeguineaensis)
Dictyoptera (cocroaches, termites, mantids)
Blattaria (cockroaches)
Isoptera (termites)
Mantodea (mantids)
