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Fauna of New Zealand series

The Fauna of New Zealand / Ko te Aitanga Pepeke o Aotearoa series has been widely acclaimed for its role in presenting New Zealand's unique terrestrial invertebrate fauna to the world since 1982.
Cover, Fauna of New Zealand |  Ko te Aitanga Pepeke o Aotearoa 82.  Declana and Ipana (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)

Cover, Fauna of New Zealand | Ko te Aitanga Pepeke o Aotearoa 82. Declana and Ipana (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Geometridae: Ennominae)

The Fauna of New Zealand is a monograph series with approximately two new issues a year. 82 issues have been published to date. Each number contains a checklist of the taxa, an introduction to the group, descriptions of the taxa, and illustrations (line and half-tone, and in recent years colour images). It was the first scientific series in New Zealand to have popular summaries in Māori and English.

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Electronic versions

Fauna of New Zealand numbers 11, 21, 40 and 43 have been made available online. The electronic versions are not intended to replace the printed New Zealand Fauna series. The aim of the electronic versions is to increase awareness and improve access to this information by making them available via the Internet, and to add value by linking them with other online resources.