1970 Three Kings Islands expedition

DSIR entomology division 1970 expedition to the Three Kings Islands April 2024 April 2024 ALL The Three Kings Islands expedition was a research expedition organised by the entomological section of the New Zealand Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR) to research into the fauna and flora of the Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands.Q1057267365 November 1970 Three Kings Expedition https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19701105.2.123 14 April 2024 The Press 18 CX 324467 December 1970 Island insects studied https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19701208.2.44 14 April 2024 The Press 3 CX 32474 The expedition took place in November 1970.Q58677318 Voyage The expedition party left Devonport Naval Base on 4 November 1970 in HMNZS Kiama and landed the following morning at Great Island. With support from the crew, they established a camp in Castaway Valley and established radio contact. The camp was made up of two dormitory tents, a laboratory tent, and another for their stores and mess. One of the sleeping tents got the name 'Centipede Lodge' for the number of the insects coming inside at night. Water was in short supply, with the main freshwater source substantially drying up over the month. They stayed for most of the month, returning to Auckland on 26 November on the same vessel. Participants Guillermo Kuschel, leader, entomology John Gordon Reeves McBurney, entomology Graeme William Ramsay, entomology John Charles Watt, DSIR, entomology David Galloway, DSIR, botany Dennis Huckvale Leigh, Parks and Reserves, Nelson, botany Frank Climo, Dominion Museum, malacology Noteworthy events The holotype specimen of Egestula bicolor (Climo, 1973) was collected during this expedition.Q104026163 References Category:Expeditions from New Zealand Three Kings Three Kings Category:Three Kings Islands