Book Review 
J. L. Gressitt et al. Insects of Campbell Island. 
Pacific Insects, Monograph No. 7. Bernice P. 
Bishop Museum, Honolulu. 1964. 663 pp., ap- 
prox. 330 figs. 
This, the seventh, volume of the monograph 
series on Pacific insects is more than the title 
suggests, as it is actually an intensive taxonomic 
study of the entire terrestrial arthropod fauna 
of Campbell Island. Corollary to the recent 
greatly increased interest in Antarctica has been 
a corresponding increase in interest and activity 
concerning the biota of the subantarctic islands, 
of which Campbell is a member. Partly through 
financial and logistic support of various recent 
antarctic expeditions, rather thorough collec- 
tions of the terrestrial arthropods of Campbell 
Island have been made. The nearly completed 
results of the study of these collections are pub- 
lished in the present volume. 
An introductory section on the history, geog- 
raphy, geology, flora, weather, and climate of 
the island precedes the detailed taxonomic por- 
tion. The body of the volume is the taxonomy 
of the approximately 300 species of arthropods 
collected. They represent over 100 families 
ranging from amphipods to Hymenoptera. As 
presented they constitute a peculiar and most 
interesting fauna, of which approximately 50% 
are endemic forms. Concluding sections are on 
insects and insect parts found in the accumu- 
lated peat, on the ecology of the island, on zoo- 
geography, dispersal, and evolution. As is stated 
in the introduction, the zoogeographic conclu- 
sions are only preliminary and must remain so 
at least until the faunas of the other subantarc- 
tic islands are also satisfactorily known. 
A supplement contains odd bits and pieces 
on the faunas of Auckland and Macquarie 
islands. 
The present work maintains the quality that 
we have come to expect from the Entomological 
Department of the Bishop Museum. — L.D.T. 
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