Tag: Tahiti

Brown Widow Spider Reported for the First Time in Tahiti

By Josh Lancette Tahiti is a popular tourist destination, but one unwanted visitor has decided to make its home there: the brown widow spider (Latrodectus geometricus). A paper published in […]

Entomology Today August 25, 2015 1 Comment

100 Tiny Predatory Beetle Species Discovered in Tahiti

A collaborative biological survey that focused on the insects of French Polynesia has resulted in the discovery of over 100 tiny predatory beetle species in Tahiti, 28 of these species […]