An extension to the insect fauna of Heard Island

The insect fauna of Heard Island were investigated on the Challenger Expedition in 1875 (Kirby 1884); the Deutsche Sudpolar-Expedition in 1902 (VanHöffen 1912); and the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition in 1951/52(Brown 1964; Gressitt and Temple 1970; Home 1984). With the addition of...

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Published in:Polar Record
Main Authors: Green, K., Mound, L. A.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1994
Subjects:
General Earth and Planetary Sciences
Ecology
Geography, Planning and Development
Antarctic
Heard Island
Antarc*
Polar Record
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0032247400021343
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0032247400021343
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Summary:The insect fauna of Heard Island were investigated on the Challenger Expedition in 1875 (Kirby 1884); the Deutsche Sudpolar-Expedition in 1902 (VanHöffen 1912); and the Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition in 1951/52(Brown 1964; Gressitt and Temple 1970; Home 1984). With the addition of Lepidoptera in these last reports, six orders of insects were recognised as occurring on Heard Island, the others being Collembola, Coleoptera, Diptera, Siphonaptera, and Mallophaga. The present note reports the addition of a seventh order, Thysanoptera, to the fauna.

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