Chapter I Intro & Objectives - SPREP

PHOENIX ISLANDS PROTECTED AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
Chapter III. Background, 3. Terrestrial Resources
Draft 1 March 2007
Species key: Carnud = Cardiocondyla nuda, Mondes = Monomorium destructor, Monflo = Monomorium
floricole, Parlon = Paratrechina longicornis; Parvag = Paratrechina vaga; Phemeg = Pheidole megacephala,
Tapmel = Tapinoma melanocephalum; Tetsim = Tetramorium simillimum.
BIRNIE
Maude (1937) reported no mosquitos on Birnie.
Amerson (1968) lists the bird hosts for the tick, Ornithoros capensis and the O. capensis
group in Birnie (see Table III-3.11 above).
Maa (1968) reported the Hippoboscidae (Diptera), Olfersia aenescens, from Birnie collected
from Phaeton rubricauda. Maa (1968) reported the Hippoboscidae (Diptera), Olfersia
pusilla, O. aenescens, and O. spinifera from Abariringa (Canton), Birnie, McKean, Orona
(Hull), and Rawaki (Phoenix).
Garnett (1983) noted that there was one species of mite and two species of parasitic flies from
Birnie. The two species of Diptera included: Olfersia aenescens, and Ornithoica pusilla.
Pierce et al (2006) reported on the occurance of ants on Abariringa (Kanton), Birnie,
Enderbury, McKean, Nikumaroro, Orona, and Rawaki (see Table III-3.12 above). None of
these species were considered invasive.
ENDERBURY
Perkins (1931) described a new species of coloptera, Proterhinus phoenix, based on
specimens from Enderbury in the Phoenix Islands.
Maude (1937) reported no mosquitos on Enderbury.
Browne (1940) collected the following insects on Enderbury:
1) Dermestes cadaverinus (Coleoptera)
2) Aphis gossypii (Homoptera).
Bryan (1941 and 1942) reported that a tiny beetle was found on Enderbury. It was hiding
among the roots of herbs and bunch grass. It was a relative of the bark beetle in Hawaii,
Samoa, and Fiji.
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