{"id":8038,"date":"2023-05-08T10:27:50","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T08:27:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/?post_type=animal&p=8038"},"modified":"2023-07-25T11:56:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T09:56:06","slug":"fregate-island-palm-beetle","status":"publish","type":"animal","link":"https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/en\/animals\/fregate-island-palm-beetle\/","title":{"rendered":"Fregate Island Palm Beetle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Fregate Island Palm Beetle is a large, flightless tenebrionid beetle, endemic to Fregate Island (Seychelles). In 1996 the species was rated as Critically Endangered since Brown Rats that were introduced into the island posed a threat. A captive breeding programme was established at the Zoological Society of London to prevent the species from becoming extinct. After an effective rat eradication programme was put in place, Fregate Island was declared rat-free in 2001. A new threat appeared in 2002 when a fungal infection affected most of the Narra trees (Pterocarpus indicus<\/em>), an important species for Fregate Island Palm Beetle. A habitat restoration project allowed to increase the island’s forest diversity, enabling the beetle to use other plant species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Publications about breeding Fregate Island Palm Beetle in Riga Zoo:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roma I. 2004. RNZD dal\u012bba Fregates di\u017emelnu\u013ca EEP (Riga Zoo’s participation in the Fregate Island Palm Beetle EEP). \u2013 R\u012bgas Nacion\u0101lais zoolo\u0123iskais d\u0101rzs 2003. 39. lpp. (In Latvian, with English summary.)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u0420\u043e\u043c\u0430 \u0418.\u0412., \u041d\u0430\u043f\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432 \u0410.\u0412. 2005. \u0420\u0430\u0437\u0432\u0435\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u0430\u043b\u044c\u043c\u043e\u0432\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0436\u0443\u043a\u0430-\u0444\u0440\u0435\u0433\u0430\u0442\u0430 Polposipus herculeanus<\/em> (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) \u0432 \u0420\u0438\u0436\u0441\u043a\u043e\u043c \u0437\u043e\u043e\u0441\u0430\u0434\u0443 (Breeding of the Fregate Island Palm Beetle Polposipus herculeanus<\/em> (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae) in Riga Zoo). \u2013 \u0411\u0435\u0441\u043f\u043e\u0437\u0432\u043e\u043d\u043e\u0447\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0436\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0442\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u0432 \u043a\u043e\u043b\u043b\u0435\u043a\u0446\u0438\u044f\u0445 \u0437\u043e\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a\u043e\u0432 (\u041c\u0430\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0438\u0430\u043b\u044b \u0412\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043e\u0433\u043e \u041c\u0435\u0436\u0434\u0443\u043d\u0430\u0440\u043e\u0434\u043d\u043e\u0433\u043e \u0441\u0435\u043c\u0438\u043d\u0430\u0440\u0430 \u0433. \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u0432\u0430, 15\u201320 \u043d\u043e\u044f\u0431\u0440\u044f 2004 \u0433.). \u0421\u0442\u0440. 162\u2013169. \u041c\u043e\u0441\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0441\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0437\u043e\u043e\u043f\u0430\u0440\u043a. (In Russian, with English summary.)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conservation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0 Listed as Vulnerable (VU) in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
\u25a0 The species is managed under the EEP <\/strong>(EAZA Ex-situ Programme). Currently it is coordinated by Bristol Zoo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taxonomy<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u25a0 Phylum Arthropoda \u2013 arthropods
\u25a0 Class Insecta \u2013 insects
\u25a0 Order Coleoptera \u2013 beetles
\u25a0 Family Tenebrionidae \u2013 darkling beetles
\u25a0 Species Polposipus herculeanus<\/em> \u2013 Fregate Island Palm Beetle<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2530,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_editorskit_title_hidden":false,"_editorskit_reading_time":0,"_editorskit_is_block_options_detached":false,"_editorskit_block_options_position":"{}","inline_featured_image":false},"animal-category":[32,36],"animal-filter-1":[],"animal-filter-2":[],"class_list":["post-8038","animal","type-animal","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nFregate Island Palm Beetle - Zoo<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rigazoo.lv\/en\/animals\/fregate-island-palm-beetle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Fregate Island Palm Beetle - Zoo\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Fregate Island Palm Beetle is a large, flightless tenebrionid beetle, endemic to Fregate Island (Seychelles). 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