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The '''Three Kings Islands expedition''' was a research expedition organised by the entomological section of the New Zealand [[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Zealand)|Department of Scientific and Industrial Research]] to research into the fauna and flora of the [[Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands]].<ref name="Ramsey1971">{{CiteQ|Q105726736}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=5 November 1970 |title=Three Kings Expedition |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19701105.2.123 |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=[[The Press]] |page=18 |volume=CX |issue=32446}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 December 1970 |title=Island insects studied |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19701208.2.44 |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=[[The Press]] |page=3 |volume=CX |issue=32474}}</ref> The expedition took place in November 1970.<ref name="Galloway1987">{{CiteQ|Q58677318}}</ref> Participants included [[John Charles Watt (entomologist)|John Charles Watt]].
The '''Three Kings Islands expedition''' was a research expedition organised by the entomological section of the New Zealand [[Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (New Zealand)|Department of Scientific and Industrial Research]] (DSIR) to research into the fauna and flora of the [[Manawatāwhi / Three Kings Islands]].<ref name="Ramsey1971">{{CiteQ|Q105726736}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=5 November 1970 |title=Three Kings Expedition |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19701105.2.123 |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=[[The Press]] |page=18 |volume=CX |issue=32446}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=7 December 1970 |title=Island insects studied |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19701208.2.44 |access-date=14 April 2024 |work=[[The Press]] |page=3 |volume=CX |issue=32474}}</ref> The expedition took place in November 1970.<ref name="Galloway1987">{{CiteQ|Q58677318}}</ref>
== Participants ==

* [[Guillermo Kuschel]], leader, entomology
* John Gordon Reeves McBurney, entomology
* Graeme William Ramsay, entomology
* [[John Charles Watt (entomologist)|John Charles Watt]], DSIR, entomology
* [[David Galloway (botanist)|David Galloway]], DSIR, botany
* Dennis Huckvale Leigh, Parks and Reserves, Nelson, botany
* Frank Climo, Dominion Museum, malacology<ref name=":0" />


==Noteworthy events==
==Noteworthy events==

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1970 Three Kings Islands expedition
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StartDevonport Naval Base Edit this on Wikidata
4 November 1970 Edit this on Wikidata
EndAuckland Edit this on Wikidata
c. 26 November 1970 Edit this on Wikidata
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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.[1][2][3] The expedition took place in November 1970.[4]

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[2]

Noteworthy events

The holotype specimen of Egestula bicolor (Climo, 1973) was collected during this expedition.[5]

References

  1. ^ G. W. Ramsay (January 1971). "THE D.S.I.R. ENTOMOLOGY DIVISION 1970 EXPEDITION TO THE THREE KINGS ISLANDS". New Zealand Entomologist. 5 (1): 13–17. doi:10.1080/00779962.1971.9722946. ISSN 0077-9962. Wikidata Q105726736.
  2. ^ a b "Three Kings Expedition". The Press. Vol. CX, no. 32446. 5 November 1970. p. 18. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Island insects studied". The Press. Vol. CX, no. 32474. 7 December 1970. p. 3. Retrieved 14 April 2024.
  4. ^ Galloway, D. J.; Hayward, Bruce W. (1987). "Lichens from the Three Kings Islands, Northern New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 24: 197–213. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906375. Wikidata Q58677318.
  5. ^ Climo, F. M. (December 1973). "The systematics, Biology and Zoogeography of the land snail fauna of Great Island, Three Kings Group, New Zealand". Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 3 (4): 565–627. doi:10.1080/03036758.1973.10421858. ISSN 0303-6758. Wikidata Q104026163.