Dryotribus mimeticus
Dryotribus mimeticus is a species of beetle in the family Curculionidae. It is endemic to the United States, with the species also being recorded on Scorpion Reef a remote island chain in Mexico.[2] The species also occurred in Florida, it has been suggested in Biologia Centrali-Americana that it was actually introduced to Hawaii from the Florida population.[3][4] The species was said to have occurred in drift logs on Laysan Island, French Frigate Shoals, Johnston Island and Wake Island.[5] Despite being considered extinct since 1986, 2 specimen of D. mimeticus were found and collected in the Dominican Republic in 1997; 11 years after the species was said to be extinct.[6] In 2002 another specimen of the species was collected in Montserrat.[7]
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References
- Lyal, C. (2014). "Dryotribus mimeticus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2014: e.T6863A21424285. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2014-1.RLTS.T6863A21424285.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- Fosberg, F.R. (December 15, 1962). "A brief survey of the cays of Arrecife Alacran, a Mexican atoll" (PDF). National Academy of Sciences (National Research Council). Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- Blatchley, W.S. (1922). "Notes on the Rhynchophora of Eastern North America". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. New York Entomological Society. 30.
- Champion, George (1909–1910). "Rhynchophora". Biologia Centrali-Americana. Vol. IV. Smithsonian Institution. p. 10.
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- "List of specimens — D. mimeticus". P. W. Kovanik, C. W. O’ Brien. Harvard University (Caribbean Plants & Insects Database). Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 6 December 2010.
- Robbins, S.K.; M. A. Hamilton; C. Clubbe; S. Bárrios. "Appendix 1. The Montserrat plant species checklis" (PDF). Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust. Retrieved 19 December 2010.