Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand abstracts
A new species of Platisus (Coleoptera: Cucujidae)
from New Zealand, described from the adult and larva
J. C. Watt*, J. W. M. Marris**+ and J.
Klimaszewski***
* Research Associate, Landcare Research, Mount Albert
Research Centre, Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New Zealand.
** Entomology Research Museum, Soil, Plant and Ecological
Sciences Division, P.O. Box 84, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New
Zealand. Email: marris@lincoln.ac.nz
+Corresponding author.
*** Landcare Research, Private Bag 92170, Auckland, New
Zealand.
Present address: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service,
Laurentian Forestry Centre, 1055 Rue du P.E.P.S., Sainte-Foy, Quebec, G1V
4C7 Canada.
A new species of cucujid beetle,
Platisus zelandicus n. sp., from the
Three Kings Islands, New Zealand, is described and illustrated from the adult
and larva.
Platisus zelandicus is compared with adults and larvae of
Australian species of
Platisus. Aspects of its biology and relationships
with other cucujid species are discussed.
Keywords Coleoptera; Cucujidae; Platisus zelandicus;
new species; description; larva; New Zealand
R00009. Received 18 April 2000; accepted 14 August 2000
(c) Journal of The Royal Society of New Zealand,
Volume 31, Number 2, June 2001, pp 327-339
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