Insects of Samoa and other Samaon terrestrial arthropoda. Pt. 6, Fasc. 2, Nematocera / by F.W. Edwards.
- Edwards, F. W. (Frederick Wallace), 1888-1940.
- Date:
- [1928?]
Licence: In copyright
Credit: Insects of Samoa and other Samaon terrestrial arthropoda. Pt. 6, Fasc. 2, Nematocera / by F.W. Edwards. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Med K16986 INSl^X'I^S OF SAMOA Pakt VM. Fawc. -2 N 1^] M A T O C h] R A ]5y F. \V. Fuvvahds, M.A. (With ‘JO Toxt-titfurcs.) Ontil 192G the Xematoceroiis Diptera of Samoa were practically unknown, the only published records relating to six species of Culicidae and live of Tipulidae.t The material obtained by the Buxton and Hopkins expedition, together with that in the jtossessiou of the Ihsho]) Museum. Honolulu, raises the total number of species of Nematocera to 100. Although this total is certainly far short of the number which exist on the islands, it is sufticiently large to enable us to draw provisional conclusions as to the nature and origin of the fauna. These conclusions may require modification when the Nematocera of adjoining regions are better known : unfortunately. exce])t in the case of mosquitoes, this suborder has been very little collected as yet in Polynesia. Fiji, Melanesia, or Papua. The general evidence provided by the Nematocera is entirely in accoi-d with that which has been deduced from the study of other groups : that is to say that the Samoan fauna is purely of Austro-Malayan origin, and shows no con¬ nection whatever with New Zealand or South .Ameiica. nor even with Australia, except in so far as the tropical Austro-Malayan fauna extends int(^ the northern part of that continent. There are considerable resemblances, but almost equally This report embraces all groups (T Nematocera except the gall-midges of the subfamilv Cecidomyiinae, which are discussed by H. F. Barnes in a separate ])a])er in this fascicle. 'I'he four Cecidomyiinae, however, are included in the total of loo species mentioned in the intro¬ duction to this paper. t I am informed by Dr. \V. Horn that no Samoan Xematoctua are contained in the col¬ lection of the German Fntomological Institute; and Prof. (!. Fnderlein writes that the oidv species repre.sented in the Berlin Zoological .Museum is .lah'i- kur/ii Don. var. •■idinoiuiu (Jiiiid). VI. 2 I](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29809071_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
