Spilopyra sumptuosa BalyAcknowledgments

This project was supported by a grant from CANRI (Community Access to Natural Resource Information). Visit the CANRI website at http://www.canri.nsw.gov.au/

The authors are grateful to John Lawrence and Adam Slipinski (Australian National Insect Collection, Canberra), Eric Matthews (South Australian Museum, Adelaide), Geoff Monteith (Queensland Museum, Brisbane) and Sharon Shute (Natural History Museum, London), for access to material in their care. Chris Reid is grateful to Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra, for funding which initiated the revision of this group of beetles.

Thanks to many of our colleagues who helped with advice, support, testing, encouragement and criticism, particularly Matt Bulbert, Gerry Cassis, Michael Elliott, and Emma Betts.