Eylais schauinslandi Koenike, 1900

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Eylais schauinslandi Koenike, 1900

New record. North Island. 3/5/1, Boggy Pond south of Lake Wairarapa, 41°14 ′ 36.94 ″ S 175°16 ′ 22.14 ″ E, 19­x­2000. South Island. 5/1/2, pond Farewell Spit, 40°30 ′ 42.27 ″ S 172°48 ′ 13.95 ″ E, 5­i­1992 ; 2/0/1, cattle pond 35 km S of Karamea, 41°28 ′ 45.37 ″ S 172°3 ′ 34.93 ″ E, 9­1­1992 ; 8/9/0, cattle pond Mt Aspiring Road, W of Wanaka, 44°32 ′ 14.54 ″ S 168°53 ′ 23.42 ″ E, 18­i­1992 ; 3/1/1, pond 5 km S of Taranui, 45°14 ′ 0.89 ″ S 170°51 ′ 50.60 ″ E, 29­i­1992 ; 1/0/0, Lake Mc Gregor, 43°56 ′ 17.39 ″ S 170°28 ′ 2.66 ″ E, 31­i­1992 ; 1/1/0, old river branch of River Clutha at Balclutha, 46°14 ′ 14.03 ″ S 169°43 ′ 42.90 ″ E, 27­i­1992 ; 6/3/0, pond in Rakaia River bed, 6 km W of Rakaia, 43°43 ′ 31.42 ″ S 171°58 ′ 36.58 ″ E, 1­ii­1992.

Distribution. Previously reported from one locality from South Island ( Koenike 1900) and from two localities from North Island ( Stout 1953a).