James Ian Townsend

James Ian Townsend (born 1936), New Zealand entomologist.

Taxon names authored

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• 1 taxon names authored by James Ian Townsend

Publications

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• Townsend, J.I. 1965: Notes on the genus Mecodema (Coleoptera: Carabidae) with descriptions of new species from the South Island of New Zealand. New Zealand journal of science 8(3): 301-318. BUGZ Reference page. 
• Townsend, J.I. 1971. Entomology of the Aucklands and other islands south of New Zealand: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Broscini. Pacific Insects Monograph 27: 173–184. full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Townsend, J.I. 1990. Sub-fossil remains of Mecodema costella (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Weta 13(2): 35–37. Reference page. 
• Townsend, J.I. 1994. Carabidae of the Manawatu - Horowhenua lowlands as revealed by collections from coastal flood debris. New Zealand Entomologist 17(1): 7–13. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.1994.9721978 .Reference page. 
• Townsend, J.I. 1997: Checklist of Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast Carabidae. An annotated list of Carabidae recorded from Nelson/Marlborough and West Coast Conservancies. Occasional publication, (29). ISBN 0-478-018-28-2 Reference page. 
• Townsend, J.I. 1997: An insect survey of Paengaroa Scenic Reserve, Mataroa. Conservation advisory science notes, (152) full report (PDF) Reference page. 
• Townsend, J.I. 1998: Carabidae of Maud, Stephens and Titi Islands. Report on the Carabidae of Maud, Stephens and Titi Islands, including relationships to the Marlborough Sounds area, with additional observations on the general fauna. Nelson/Marlborough Conservancy occasional publication, (28). Department of Conservation Nelson/Marlborough Conservancy, Nelson, New Zealand. Reference page. 
• Townsend, J.I. 2010. Trechini (Insecta: Coleoptera: Carabidae: Trechinae). Fauna of New Zealand, (62) Online. ISBN 978-0-478-34715-9 (print) ISBN 978-0-478-34716-6 (online).Reference page. 
• Townsend, J.I. 2012: Notes on the taxonomy of the Mecodema spiniferum species group (Coleoptera: Carabidae). Weta 42: 4-13. Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Townsend, J.I. 2013: Ecological observations on Mecodema oconnori Broun (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Broscini). Weta 44: 20-27. Abstract and full article (PDF) Reference page. 
• Townsend, J.I. 2014 (Online) 2015 (Print). New synonymy in New Zealand Trechini (Coleoptera: Carabidae). New Zealand Entomologist 38(1): 36–37. DOI: 10.1080/00779962.2014.920970 Reference page.