Entomofauna of Vanikoro (Solomon Islands). Introduction and Coleoptera : Buprestidae

Bily Svatopluk, Curletti Gianfranco, Aberlenc Henri-Pierre. 2006. Entomofauna of Vanikoro (Solomon Islands). Introduction and Coleoptera : Buprestidae. Folia Heyrovskyana, 13 (4) : 163-172.

Résumé : Entomological collections were made in november 2003 and may 2005 during a French archaecological expeditions to Vanikoro (Solomon Islands) in search of evidence on land and sea for what happened to Lapérouse 11785-1788). the geography, geology. climate and vegetation types of Vanikoro are briefly presented along with a summary of collections made. Among the Buprestidae, the subject of this paper, Muoraxia bourgeoisi sp. nov. and Agrilus (Agrilus) funebris vanikorensis subsp. nov. from Vanikoro arc described. illustrated and compared with related species. Occurence of five other buprestid beetles from this island are commented and the biotopes in which they were collected are briefly described.

Mots-clés Agrovoc : Agrilus, Buprestidae, taxonomie, identification, espèce nouvelle, biotope, morphologie, distribution géographique

Mots-clés géographiques Agrovoc : Îles Salomon

Mots-clés complémentaires : Moaraxia bourgeoisi

Classification Agris : L60 - Taxonomie et géographie animales

Champ stratégique Cirad : Hors axes (2005-2013)

Auteurs et affiliations

• Bily Svatopluk, National Museum (CZE)
• Curletti Gianfranco, Museo civico di storia naturale (ITA)
• Aberlenc Henri-Pierre, CIRAD-AMIS-UMR CBGP (FRA)

Source : Cirad - Agritrop (https://agritrop.cirad.fr/534328/)

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