The distribution of 71 species of stored product C:r)leoptrra is listed from 14 countries or island groups of thc Pacific. These includc Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Hawaii, Micronesia, New Caletlonia, New Zealand, Niue, papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu. The tlistl-ibution of thr species has been compiled from previously published lists. Three species, Alphitobius laevigatusCryptolestes capensis, and Dermestes ater, not previously recorded as established in New Zealand, are reported and the current status of Callosobruchus maculatus is discussed. The distribution of a stored product beetle within the region apprars to depend on climate and the food preferences of the human inhabitants of the various countries. |