Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00224
Dolichopus exsul
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About Dolichopus exsul
Dolichopus exsul is cataloged as introduced in the Hawaiian Islands, with an Asian range that includes India, Nepal, Taiwan, and China.
Natural history and identification
Dolichopus exsul is cataloged as introduced in the Hawaiian Islands, with an Asian range that includes India, Nepal, Taiwan, and China. Names encountered in older literature include D. angustinervis and D. sigmatifer, both treated as synonyms in the Bishop Museum catalog. This name history matters when combining Hawaiian records. Its introduction status should not be confused with an endemic origin simply because an earlier name was described from Hawaiian material.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Kauaʻi occurrence reported in Hawaiian Biological Survey records.
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
- Dolichopus exsul
- Family
- Dolichopodidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Dolichopus exsul is cataloged as introduced in the Hawaiian Islands, with an Asian range that includes India, Nepal, Taiwan, and China.