Kauaʻi Flightless Stag Beetle

Natural history and identification

This flightless stag beetle belongs to a genus confined to Kauaʻi. Despite the name honoluluensis, the original material was associated with a shipment through Honolulu, not an Oʻahu population. The 2014 revision reports the species from several Kōkeʻe localities. Its identity needs comparison with the other Apterocyclus species, which should not be combined as a single interchangeable beetle.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service / Hawaiʻi DLNR. Kauaʻi-specific conservation taxon retained even if absent from the surfaced modern observation tranche.

Account coverage

Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.

Names and classification

Scientific name

Apterocyclus honoluluensis

Common names

Kauaʻi Flightless Stag Beetle

Family

Lucanidae

Order

Coleoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Endemic

Conservation status

Species of Concern

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Kauaʻi Flightless Stag Beetle (Apterocyclus honoluluensis) belongs to Lucanidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is endemic.

Sources and further reading

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service / Hawaiʻi DLNR
• Natural history and identification — species source