Research article
Can sibling species explain the broadening of the host range of the broom seed beetle, Bruchidius villosus (F.) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in New Zealand?
Melanie Haines, Jean-Francois Martin, Rowan Emberson, Pauline Syrett, Toni Withers and Sue Worner
Pages: 5–11
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 339 KB)

Research article
A morphological and molecular comparison of island and mainland populations of Megadromus speciosus (Coleoptera: Carabidae) from the Marlborough Sounds, New Zealand
Stephen Pawson and Karen Armstrong
Pages: 13–23
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 3.4 MB)

Research article
A new genus and species of felt scale (Hemiptera: Coccoidea: Eriococcidae) from epiphyte communities of northern rata (Metrosideros robusta Cunn.: Myrtaceae) canopy in New Zealand
Rosa Henderson
Pages: 25–33
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 780 KB)

Research article
Ecological observations on grass leaf mining flies in New Zealand
Nicholas Martin
Pages: 35–39
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 239 KB)

Research article
Descriptions of Soronia complex (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae: Nitidulinae) larvae of New Zealand with comments on life history and taxonomy
Chris Carlton and Richard Leschen
Pages: 41–51
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 2.5 MB)

Research article
Establishment of Arytainilla spartiophila Förster (Hemiptera: Psyllidae), a new biological control agent for broom, Cytisus scoparius, in New Zealand
Pauline Syrett, Simon Fowler, Helen Harman, Lynley Hayes, Jane Memmott and Jeremy Sheat
Pages: 53–62
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 350 KB)

Research article
Releases from 1994–1997 and recovery of the parasitic mite Hemisarcoptes coccophagus Meyer (Acari: Hemisarcoptidae) in Gisborne and Bay of Plenty
Garry Hill, John Charles, Trevor Lupton, David Logan, Doug Allan and Bridget Maher
Pages: 63–70
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 272 KB)

Research article
Three new species in the Pseudocoremia modica (Philpott, 1921) complex (Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae) and their evolutionary relationships
Andrea Stephens, George Gibbs and Brian Patrick
Pages: 71–78
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 1.9 MB)

Short Communication
New Zealand’s forgotten biodiversity: different techniques reveal new records for ‘giant’ springtails
Mark Stevens, Jay McCartney and Ian Stringer
Pages: 79–84
 | Article (pdf file, 357 KB)

Short Communication
First records of Megaselia scalaris (Loew) and M. spiracularis Schmitz (Diptera: Phoridae) from New Zealand, with additional information on other worldwide species
Brian Brown and Hugh Oliver
Pages: 85–87
Abstract | Article (pdf file, 507 KB)

Book Review
Raphignathoidea (Acari: Prostigmata), by Qing-Hai Fan and Zhi-Qiang Zhan. Fauna of New Zealand No. 52, Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln, N.Z. 400pp. Price $89.00.
John Charles
Pages: 89–90
 | Article (pdf file, 128 KB)

Book Review
Olethreutine Moths of Australia (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)
Robert Hoare
Pages: 91–92
 | Article (pdf file, 148 KB)

Obituary
Roy Alexander Harrison: 1918–2006
Eric Scott and Rowan Emberson
Pages: 93–100
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Obituary
Dr John Charles Watt: 1936–2006
Trevor Crosby
Pages: 101–106
 | Article (pdf file, 911 KB)