Anobiidae (Coleoptera) of the Kermadec Islands

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By
Espanol, F.
Description

#Lasioderma serricorne# (Fabricius), #Leanobium marmoratum# (Lea), #Leanobium flavomaculatum# n.sp., #Serianotus puncitilatera kermadecensis# n.ssp., and #Dorcatomiella ornata# Espanol are recorded from the Kermadec Islands. This fauna is relatively poor, probably because of the small size and limited diversity of the islands. Affinities are with New Zealand (#L. flavomaculatum#), Norfolk island (#L. marmoratum#), and Lord Howe Island (#S. punctilatera kermadecensis#). #D. ornata# is strongly endemic, though other species of #Dorcatomiella# occur on the Marianas and Tahiti

Source
New Zealand Journal of Zoology v.6 n.1:p.61-67,
From
Royal Society of New Zealand