Chapter I Intro & Objectives - SPREP

PHOENIX ISLANDS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Chapter III. Background, 3. Terrestrial Resources
Draft 1 March 2007
Calotermes curvithorax from Abariringa (Canton) was re-examined and found to be
synonymous with Kalotermes immigrans. Van Zwaluwenburg (1952b) reported that the
tenebrionid beetle, Gonocephalum adpressiformes, had been identified from Abariringa
(Canton). Pemberton (1952) reported on occurrence of the grasshopper, Aiolopus tamulus,
from Abariringa (Canton). The specimen was collected by N.L.H. Krauss in 1950.
Frick (1952) reported studying two specimens of Ophiomyia sp. from Abariringa (Canton).
These appeared to be distinct. Frick (1952) declined to describe them here.
Hardy (1952) reported that in 1950, Ishiodon scutellaris was collected on Abariringa
(Canton). Hardy (1952) indicated that this should be corrected to I. penicillatus.
Frick (1953) proposed a new species of Agromyzidae (Diptera), Ophiomyia scaevolae, from
Abariringa (Canton). The holotype was collected on Abariringa (Canton) from a leaf of
Scaevola frustescens (naupaka).
A serious enemy of Cordia was the caterpillar of the moth Achaea janata which defoliated
two entire groves of Cordia (Hatheway 1955).
Van Zwaluwenburg (1955) reported 93 species of insects (excluding one species of Isoptera)
and 15 related species on Abariringa (Canton) (see also Wiens 1962; see Table III-3.3).
Degener and Gillespy (1955) noted that the number of native insect species on Abariringa
(Canton) was small due to the isolation of the island and limited flora.
Van Zwalunwenburg (1955) up-dated his 1943 list of insects that occurred on Abariringa
(Canton). These are also included in Table III-3.10 below.
Table III-3.10. Revised list of insect species on Abariringa (Canton)
(source: Van Zwaluwenburg (1955)
Order Family Species
Thysanura Lepismidae Undetermined species
Collembola Entomobryidae Undetermined species
Orthoptera Blattidae Cutilia soror
Orthoptera Blattidae Periplaneta americana
Orthoptera Blattidae Pycnoscelus surinamensis
Orthoptera Blattidae Supella supellectilium
Orthoptera Blattidae Blattia sp.
Orthoptera Gryllidae Gryllodes sigillatus
Orthoptera Tettingoniidae Aiolopus tamulus
Isoptera Kalotermitidae Kalotermes immigrans
Embioptera Oligotomidae Oligotoma saundersii
Demaptera Labiduridae Anisolabis eteronoma
Odonata Libellulidae Diplacodes bipunctata
Odonata Libellulidae Pantala flavescens
Corrodentia Liposcelidae Undetermined sp.
Corrodentia Periopsocidae Ectopscocus perkinsi
Homoptera Cicadellidae Orosius argentatus
Homoptera Aphididae Aphis gossypii
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