Cerambycidae of Papua New Guinea

[pavelpng]

Dear,
right now I am for a one year stay in Papua New Guinea.
I would like to ask you if you know somebody with good knowledge of Papua New Guinean cerambycids. I mean, taxonomical knowledge.

Furthermore, I am looking for publications related to this topic (taxonomy of / keys to Cerambycidae of Papua New Guinea). I have only some rather old publications:
1) Gresitt, 1959: Longicorn beetles from New Guinea
2) Gresitt, 1951: Longicorn Beetles From New Guinea And The South Pacific (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Part I Prioninae, Disteniinae, Cerambycinae
3) Gresitt, 1951: Longicorn Beetles From New Guinea And The South Pacific (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Part II Cerambycinae
4) Gresitt, 1952: Longicorn Beetles From New Guinea And The South Pacific (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae), Part III Lamiinae
5) Gresitt, 1984: Systematics and biogeography of the longicorn beetle tribe Tmesisternini

I would greatly appreciate any advice.

Pavel

[makira]

Hi Pavel,
you may try to contact Dr. Vitali Francesco, on his web-site;
www.cerambycoidea.com. He is a great expert in cerambycidae from Asia and Oceania and I'm sure that him well be very happy to help you.

Did you get any Rosenbergia, Batocera or Apriona in PNG?
I may help you with these genus.

Carlo A.

[prillbug2]

You might be able to find the monographs on entomological reprint specialists.
Of course, I have a few of them myself.
Jeff Prill

[prillbug2]

Another way is to check university libraries for them and photocopy them. If they don't have the papers, get a courtesy card and try to get them through interlibrary loan. My literature library is mostly photocopies acquired over the years.
Jeff Prill