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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The life stages of Sisyra pedderensis are described and statistical data from laboratory rearing experiments discussed. Novel sampling methods
were used to obtain pupae from the field since adults were not attracted to black lights and the larval life cycle closed in the laboratory.
The diel cycles of egg eclosion, full-fed larval emergence from aquatic habitats, and adult emergence are examined and illustrated. Morphological
data are provided to identify the three larval instars. A comprehensive comparison of the biology of S. pedderensis and closely
related overseas species is made. In Lake Pedder, this species of spongillafly was proved to be bivoltine, with overwintering larvae becoming
imagines in early summer which was followed by a single summer generation.
Royal Society of Tasmania, RST, Van Diemens Land, natural history, science, ecology, taxonomy, botany, zoology, geology, geography, papers & proceedings, Australia, Aquatic lacewing, bionomics, bivoltine, limnology, Lake Pedder, Tasmania, natural science, Sisyra pedderensis, Neuroptera
Published Papers
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
