Australian Museum Journal The Peloridiidae of Lord Howe Island (Homoptera, Coleorrhyncha)
- Shortform:
- Evans, 1959, Rec. Aust. Mus. 25(3): 57–62
- Author(s):
- Evans, J. W.
- Year published:
- 1959
- Title:
- The Peloridiidae of Lord Howe Island (Homoptera, Coleorrhyncha)
- Serial title:
- Records of the Australian Museum
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 3
- Start page:
- 57
- End page:
- 62
- DOI:
- 10.3853/j.0067-1975.25.1959.655
- Language:
- English
- Date published:
- 26 November 1959
- Cover date:
- 26 November 1959
- ISSN:
- 0067-1975
- CODEN:
- RAUMAJ
- Publisher:
- The Australian Museum
- Place published:
- Sydney, Australia
- Subjects:
- INSECTA: HOMOPTERA; TAXONOMY; LORD HOWE ISLAND
- Digitized:
- 14 August 2009
- Reference number:
- 655
- EndNote package:
- EndNote file
- Title page:
- Title page (144kb PDF)
- Complete work:
- Complete work (836kb PDF)
Abstract
For a considerable time it has been known that a representative of the archaic Homopterous family, the Peloridiidae, occurred on Lord Howe Island since a single nymph has been recorded from there (Bergroth, 1924).
This had been collected by A. M. Lea. Although during the intervening years several entomologists have visited the island, so far as is known no additional specimens have been collected. This is not surprising, as the insects are seldom found unless specialIy sought.
Because of their particular interest and because of their significance from the point of view of zoogeography, a visit was paid to the island during March, 1959, specially to search for these insects.