Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00106
Kauaʻi Parti-colored Oliarus Planthopper
Oliarus consimilis
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About Kauaʻi Parti-colored Oliarus Planthopper
Oliarus consimilis was described from four males and a female collected in lower forest above Līhuʻe, at about 800 feet, in May 1923.
Natural history and identification
Oliarus consimilis was described from four males and a female collected in lower forest above Līhuʻe, at about 800 feet, in May 1923. The original revision separates it from O. intermedius using head ridges, the pattern of the forewings, and male genital structures. Its translucent forewings carry dark markings, particularly over the basal two-thirds. The collection locality establishes a historical forest occurrence; the description does not identify a larval host plant.
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.
Evidence limits
The cited observations describe the evidence currently available for this account. They do not establish a complete life history or a measured current Kauaʻi population trend.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Oliarus consimilis
- Common names
- Kauaʻi Parti-colored Oliarus Planthopper
- Family
- Cixiidae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Species of Concern
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Oliarus consimilis was described from four males and a female collected in lower forest above Līhuʻe, at about 800 feet, in May 1923.