John Marris
Lincoln University NZ, Bio-Protection Research Centre, Faculty Member
... invasion (Yang et al. 2010). 4. Parasites that rely on density-dependent trans-mission will be unable to persist at low host densities characteristic of the initial stages of invasion (Torchin and Mitchell 2004). 5. Some parasites... more
... invasion (Yang et al. 2010). 4. Parasites that rely on density-dependent trans-mission will be unable to persist at low host densities characteristic of the initial stages of invasion (Torchin and Mitchell 2004). 5. Some parasites have ...
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PosterInvertibrate surveys on Antipodes Island and adjacent Bollons Island provided a unique opportunity to examine the impact of mouse predation on the invertibrate fauna. The diversity and abundance of larger beetle species (length... more
PosterInvertibrate surveys on Antipodes Island and adjacent Bollons Island provided a unique opportunity to examine the impact of mouse predation on the invertibrate fauna. The diversity and abundance of larger beetle species (length >4mm) on mouse-infested Antipodes Island were compared with those of mouse-free Bollons Island
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Figure 2 from: Jaskuła R, Michalski M, Marris JWM (2021) First records of the Palaestes abruptus Sharp, 1899 and P. nicaraguae Sharp, 1899 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) from South America, with a checklist of flat bark beetles from the continent. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e62576. https://doi.org/10....more
Figure 1 from: Jaskuła R, Michalski M, Marris JWM (2021) First records of the Palaestes abruptus Sharp, 1899 and P. nicaraguae Sharp, 1899 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) from South America, with a checklist of flat bark beetles from the continent. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e62576. https://doi.org/10....more
Figure 3 from: Jaskuła R, Michalski M, Marris JWM (2021) First records of the Palaestes abruptus Sharp, 1899 and P. nicaraguae Sharp, 1899 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) from South America, with a checklist of flat bark beetles from the continent. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e62576. https://doi.org/10....more
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Insect-feeding beetles are a scourge of entomological collections because of their ability to feed on, and destroy, valuable insect specimens. Carpet beetles (Dermestidae), including species of Anthrenus and Reesa, and some species of... more
Insect-feeding beetles are a scourge of entomological collections because of their ability to feed on, and destroy, valuable insect specimens. Carpet beetles (Dermestidae), including species of Anthrenus and Reesa, and some species of Anobiidae are the most commonly encountered culprits. The discovery of specimens of the tobacco beetle, Lasioderma serricorne (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Anobiidae), among the packaging of an insect consignment sent from the New Zealand Arthropod Collection (NZAC) to Lincoln University in October 2001 caused a deal of concern. The tobacco beetle (also known as the cigarette beetle) is a serious pest of tobacco but will also attack a wide range of dried plant and animal material, including insect specimens (Archibald & Chalmers 1983; Pinniger & Harmon 1999). Inspection of the pinned specimens sent in the post showed no evidence of damage or attack, but they were treated by freezing as a precautionary measure. In November 2001 another insect consignment was...
The aleocharine fauna of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand, according to the current state of knowledge, comprises Aleochara watti Klimaszewski 1997, Atheta kingorum n. sp., Myllaena intermedia Erichson 1837, Neodoxa secreta (Cameron... more
The aleocharine fauna of the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand, according to the current state of knowledge, comprises Aleochara watti Klimaszewski 1997, Atheta kingorum n. sp., Myllaena intermedia Erichson 1837, Neodoxa secreta (Cameron 1950) new combination, ’Ocalea’ zelandica n. sp., and Pseudopisalia turbotti Cameron 1950. All species are probably endemic to the islands, with the exception of the Palaearctic M.
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A new species of cucujid beetle, Platisus zelandicus n sp , from the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand, is described and illustrated from the adult and larva Platisus zelandicus is compared with adults and larvae of Australian species of... more
A new species of cucujid beetle, Platisus zelandicus n sp , from the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand, is described and illustrated from the adult and larva Platisus zelandicus is compared with adults and larvae of Australian species of Platisus Aspects of its biology and relationships with other cucujid species are discussed
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FIGURES 8 – 9. Tennants Lake, the type locality of Haloscatella balioptera.
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Figure 4 from: Jaskuła R, Michalski M, Marris JWM (2021) First records of the Palaestes abruptus Sharp, 1899 and P. nicaraguae Sharp, 1899 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) from South America, with a checklist of flat bark beetles from the continent. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e62576. https://doi.org/10....more
Figure 5 from: Jaskuła R, Michalski M, Marris JWM (2021) First records of the Palaestes abruptus Sharp, 1899 and P. nicaraguae Sharp, 1899 (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) from South America, with a checklist of flat bark beetles from the continent. Biodiversity Data Journal 9: e62576. https://doi.org/10....more
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The ice plant (Carpobrotus edulis (L.), family Aizoaceae) is a succulent perennial native to South Africa that has been introduced widely around the world to prevent erosion of sandy or loose soils. At New Brighton sand dunes near... more
The ice plant (Carpobrotus edulis (L.), family Aizoaceae) is a succulent perennial native to South Africa that has been introduced widely around the world to prevent erosion of sandy or loose soils. At New Brighton sand dunes near Christchurch, dense mats of C. edulis now form part of a flora dominated by exotic plants, including marram grass (Ammophila arenaria L.), tree lupin (Lupinus arboreus Sims) and purple ragwort (Senecio elegans L.).
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The flat bark beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) is a small insect family with only about 70 species. Most of the species are distributed in Holarctic, Oriental and/or Australasian realms, while in South America, only six species have been... more
The flat bark beetles (Coleoptera: Cucujidae) is a small insect family with only about 70 species. Most of the species are distributed in Holarctic, Oriental and/or Australasian realms, while in South America, only six species have been recorded, including a single one known from Peru. Two cucujid beetle species, Palaestes abruptus Sharp, 1899 and P. nicaraguae Sharp, 1899, are recorded from South America for the first time. The species are recorded from the Pasco (P. abruptus) and Cusco and Junín (P. nicaraguae) Regions of Peru, based, in part, on data collected through the iNaturalist citizen science database. Habitats of both species are presented in photographs for the first time. A country-level checklist to Cucujidae species currently known from South America is provided.
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On 4 September 2010, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Darfield, 40 kilometres west of Christchurch, New Zealand. The quake caused significant damage to land and buildings nearby, with damage extending to Christchurch city. On 22... more
On 4 September 2010, a 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck near Darfield, 40 kilometres west of Christchurch, New Zealand. The quake caused significant damage to land and buildings nearby, with damage extending to Christchurch city. On 22 February 2011, a 6.3 magnitude earthquake struck Christchurch, causing extensive and significant damage across the city and with the loss of 185 lives. Years on from these events, occasional large aftershocks continue to shake the region. Two main entomological collections were situated within close proximity to the 2010/11 Canterbury earthquakes. The Lincoln University Entomology Research Collection, which is housed on the 5th floor of a 7 storey building, was 27.5 km from the 2010 Darfield earthquake epicentre. The Canterbury Museum Entomology Collection, which is housed in the basement of a multi-storeyed heritage building, was 10 km from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake epicentre. We discuss the impacts of the earthquakes on these collections, the ...
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Two unreported genera and their included species of the shore-fly tribe Scatellini Wirth and Stone that occur in the New Zealand subregion are reviewed. One genus, Haloscatella Mathis, is represented by three species in the subregion and... more
Two unreported genera and their included species of the shore-fly tribe Scatellini Wirth and Stone that occur in the New Zealand subregion are reviewed. One genus, Haloscatella Mathis, is represented by three species in the subregion and Limnellia Malloch by two. Three of the species, all in the genus Haloscatella, are new (type locality in parenthesis): H. balioptera (New Zealand. Chatham Island: Tennants Lake (43 49.4'S, 176 34'W)), H. karekare (New Zealand. North Island. AK: Karekare (37 00.2'S, 174 28.8'E)), and H. harrisoni (New Zealand. Bounty Islands: Proclamation Island). The fourth and fifth species are in the genus Limnellia: L. abbreviata (Harrison), new combination (originally described in Scatella), was described from specimens collected on Snares Islands, and L. maculipennis Malloch was originally described from a female collected in Sydney, Australia, and is represented by two females from North Island (near Auckland and Hamilton) and a female from Sou...
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... LAURA M. YOUNG University of Canterbury School of Biological Sciences Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8020, New Zealand laura.young@pg.canterbury.ac.nz ... tuberculatusspeci-men was found by Laura Young, only 10m from the road edge of... more
... LAURA M. YOUNG University of Canterbury School of Biological Sciences Private Bag 4800 Christchurch 8020, New Zealand laura.young@pg.canterbury.ac.nz ... tuberculatusspeci-men was found by Laura Young, only 10m from the road edge of the reserve (Fig. ...
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Forty-five New Zealand beetles (Coleoptera) in 37 families are classified as Threatened: 35 taxa in 10 families are Nationally Critical, seven taxa in five families are Nationally Endangeredand three taxa in separate families are... more
Forty-five New Zealand beetles (Coleoptera) in 37 families are classified as Threatened: 35 taxa in 10 families are Nationally Critical, seven taxa in five families are Nationally Endangeredand three taxa in separate families are Nationally Vulnerable. A further 267 taxa in 31 families are At Risk, consisting mostly (91%) of Naturally Uncommon taxa. Fifty-two taxa in 13 families are Data
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A new species of silvanid beetle, Cryptamorpha triregia sp. n. is described from the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. A key to the New Zealand Cryptamorpha species and diagnoses to the previously described Cryptamorpha brevicornis... more
A new species of silvanid beetle, Cryptamorpha triregia sp. n. is described from the Three Kings Islands, New Zealand. A key to the New Zealand Cryptamorpha species and diagnoses to the previously described Cryptamorpha brevicornis (White) and Cryptamorpha desjardinsi (Guérin-Méneville) are provided. Examination of the type series of Cryptamorpha curvipes Broun and Dendrophagus suturalis White show that C. curvipes is
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ABSTRACT The frequently strong morphological similarities that exist between the larvae of congeneric scarab beetles are likely to lead to misidentification of field-collected specimens of sympatric species. This is the case for the New... more
ABSTRACT The frequently strong morphological similarities that exist between the larvae of congeneric scarab beetles are likely to lead to misidentification of field-collected specimens of sympatric species. This is the case for the New Zealand endemic pasture pest Costelytra zealandica (White, 1846) (Scarabaeidae: Melolonthinae) and the closely related non-pest species C. brunneum (Broun, 1880), where a taxonomic key is only available for the first of them and does not allow the distinction between the two species. Mistaken identification and sampling of such fundamentally different organisms during ecological and / or behavioural studies could to lead to invalid interpretations and misinformed decisions in the establishment of pest control programmes. Molecular-based species identification is nowadays recognised as an effective way.
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ABSTRACT A list is given of 885 arthropod species (insects, spiders, springtails, landhoppers, slaters, centipedes and millipedes) collected in Hinewai Reserve. Comments on the habitus, biology and species numbers are given for each family.
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ABSTRACT The terrestrial invertebrates found in association with marine strandlines constitute a world-wide ecological system. This study examined the beetle assemblages (Insecta: Coleoptera) in strandlines on New Brighton beach near... more
ABSTRACT The terrestrial invertebrates found in association with marine strandlines constitute a world-wide ecological system. This study examined the beetle assemblages (Insecta: Coleoptera) in strandlines on New Brighton beach near Christchurch and at 35 other sites on Banks Peninsula in the South Island of New Zealand. In a total of 535 thirty-minute hand searches, 81 distinct beetle taxa (identified species & recognisable taxonomic units) were recorded, representing 25 coleopteran families. Regular sampling at New Brighton over the course of three years identified a clear seasonal increase in Coleoptera species richness in the summer, and revealed that some of the commoner species (e.g. Haplanister crypticus, Lagrioida brouni and Cafius litoreus) occurred in every calendar month. The collections from Banks Peninsula suggested that sampling strandlines on sandy beaches tended to produce more beetle species than those on shingle or boulder shores. Species accumulation analysis indicated that additional species are still likely to be recorded for this region, although many of these species will be vagrants in the strandline habitat. This study provides an initial catalogue of beetle species for strandlines in this region of New Zealand, along with valuable information on aspects of life history and ecology. Further research is needed to enhance the limited biogeographic data available for these beetle species and, by repeated sampling, determine which species can be considered resident within the strandline habitat.