Frigate Island giant tenebrionid beetle  (Polposipus herculeanus)

Authentication

Authenticated (09/12/2006) by Justin Gerlach, Scientific Co-ordinator, The Nature Protection Trust of Seychelles.
http://islandbiodiversity.com

Glossary

  • Abdomen: in arthropods (crustaceans, insects and arachnids) the abdomen is the hind region of the body, which is usually segmented to a degree (but not visibly in most spiders). In insects the limbs are attached to the thorax (the part of the body nearest to the head) and not the abdomen.
  • Arboreal: living in trees.
  • Nocturnal: active at night.
  • Tubercles: Small rounded projections or outgrowths, such as a knoblike process in the skin or on a bone.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (June, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Macdonald, C. (2004) Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Symposium on Zoo Research.The Federation of Zoological Gardens of Great Britain and Ireland, London. Available at: http://www.biaza.org.uk/resources/library/images/ARSP6.pdf
  3. The Frozen Ark: Saving the DNA of endangered species (October, 2006)
    http://www.frozenark.org/in.html
  4. Nature Seychelles (October, 2006)
    http://www.natureseychelles.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=28&Itemid=71
  5. Gerlach, J. (2006) Pers. comm.
  6. Zoological Society of London (October, 2006)
    http://www.zsl.org/field-conservation/island-ecosystems/
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