Abstract

A survey of large beetles, one centimetre or more in length, on Lord Howe Island, was conducted in August 2022 and the results are discussed. In total, 32 large species were found. This was the first survey made at least one beetle generation after eradication of the rodents in 2019, and there was some evidence of recovery, in particular of the large flightless endemic cerambycid, Xylotoles wollastoni (White, 1856), but also of a leaf beetle, Dematochroma picea (Baly, 1864) and an exotic pest of lawns, Heteronychus arator (Fabricius, 1775). There was also evidence of recovery of Carabidae species after the prolonged dry years of 2016 to 2019.

 
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Short Form
Reid et al. 2024 Tech. Rep. Aust. Mus. Online 41: 1–17.
Author
Chris A. M. Reid; Ian Hutton; Ewan C.A. Reid
Year
2024
Title
The Australian Museum and Friends of Lord Howe survey of large Coleoptera on Lord Howe Island, August 2022
Serial Title
Technical Reports of the Australian Museum Online
Volume
41
Start Page
1
End Page
17
DOI
10.3853/j.1835-4211.41.2024.1804
Language
en
Date Published
06 November 2024
Cover Date
06 November 2024
ISSN (online)
1835-4211
Publisher
Australian Museum
Place Published
Sydney, Australia
Subjects
Lord Howe Island; Insecta; Coleoptera
Digitized
06 November 2024
Available Online
06 November 2024
Reference Number
1804
EndNote
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