Evidence for the continued presence in New Zealand of Homotrysis macleayi (Borchmann, 1909) (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae: Alleculinae)

By

Thorpe, Stephen

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2014-02-04

Original Publication

Biodiversity data journal

Volume

2

Pages

1--6

Subjects

Auckland , Australia , data , evidence , Faunistics , Homotrysis macleayi , New Zealand , NZOR

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia Pensoft Publishers [2013]-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/BDJ.2.e1054
eLocator: e1054

 

Abstract

The first detailed specimen records are presented for the Australian beetle Homotrysis macleayi (Borchmann, 1909) in New Zealand. Evaluation of this evidence clearly indicates that the species is fully established in the wild in New Zealand. It is therefore recommended that the species be added to the New Zealand Organisms Register (NZOR), as exotic and present in the wild. Some general comments are offered on the importance of data and evidence in faunistics.