I am currently a Research Scientist in the Science Division of DEC. I am currently under contract working as an invertebrate taxonomist for the Pilbara Biological Survey. My work involves identifying terrestrial invertebrates from the Pilbara, semi-arid, and Wheatbelt regions of Western Australia, in addition to liaising with external taxonomic invertebrate specialists at other institutions.

• Taxonomy, distribution, ecology and conservation status of Western Australian invertebrates, in particular, beetles and spiders.
• Curation of invertebrate and vertebrate specimens.

Academic Qualifications

BSc (UWA, Zoology/Botany).

MSc (ECU,Envir. Management) 2001

Aspects of the Taxonomy and Ecology of the Ground Beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Assemblage of the Swan Coastal Plain (with particular reference to habitat fragmentation and the Quindalup Dune System).

Research Experience

My research has centered around the surveying and documentation of terrestrial invertebrate assemblages in a variety of habitats and environments:

• Invertebrate fauna of dry salt lake environments (Western Australian Wheatbelt, in collaboration with Brad Durrant, July 2002 – January 2004).
• Arachnida of the Western Australian Wheatbelt (Biodiversity Survey of the Agricultural Zone, in collaboration with Harvey et al, February 1998 – January 2004).
• Terrestrial ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblage structure and conservation status in remnant native bushland within the Perth Metropolitan Area (MSc Thesis, 1995 – 2001)
• Arachnida from Mount Dale, Northern Jarrah forest (ECU, 2002)
• Collection of foliage invertebrates on various Wheatbelt Eucalyptus species (Curtin Uni, 1999)
• Identification and abundance trials of Mediterranean fruit fly larvae in export citrus (Agriculture Western Australia, 1997)

Pilbara Biological Survey.

(11 items)

2007

Guthrie NA (2007). A new species of Gnathoxys (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Carabinae) from an urban bushland remnant in Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum 23, pp. 213–217

2006

Burbidge A, McKenzie N, van Leeuwen S, Gibson L, Doughty P, Guthrie N et al. [Durrant B, Pearson D] (2006). Between rock and a hard place: rich biological patterns amongst ancient red rocks. Landscope 21(3), pp. 13–19

Guthrie N (2006). Fauna of the unflooded saline wetland floors of the WA wheatbelt. Buntine-Marchagee Catchment News 10, p. 7

2005

De Tores P, Guthrie N, Jackson J, Bertram I (2005). The western ringtail possum: a resilient species or another taxon on the decline?. Western Wildlife: Newsletter of the Land for Wildlife Scheme 9(3), pp. 4–5

De Tores P, Rosier S, Guthrie N, Jackson J, Bertram I (2005). The western ringtail possum. Part 2. Western Wildlife: Newsletter of the Land for Wildlife Scheme 9(4), pp. 1, 4–5

2004

Durrant BJ, Guthrie NA (2004). Faunas of unflooded saline wetland floors of the Western Australian wheatbelt. Records of the Western Australian Museum. Supplement 67, pp. 231–256

Guthrie NA (2004). Do summertime temperatures form hotspots of jumping spider endemicity?: presented at the International Congress of Entomology, 15-21 Aug 2004, Brisbane (POSTER).

Guthrie NA, Waldock JM (2004). Patterns on the composition of the jumping spider (Arachnida: Araneae: Salticidae) assemblage from the wheatbelt region, Western Australia. Records of the Western Australian Museum. Supplement 67, pp. 203–216

Harvey MS, Waldock JM, Guthrie NA, Durrant BJ, McKenzie NL (2004). Patterns in the composition of ground-dwelling araneomorph spider communities in the Western Australian wheatbelt. Records of the Western Australian Museum. Supplement 67, pp. 257–291

2003

Guthrie N (2003). Australian ground beetles: little predators with big potentials. Newsletter of the Western Australian Insect Study Society Dec, pp. 1–3

2001

Guthrie NA (2001). Aspects of the taxonomy and ecology of the ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblage of the Swan Coastal Plain: with particular reference to habitat fragmentation and the Quindalup Dune System. Thesis (M.Sc.) -- Edith Cowan University. 287 p.