Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00313
Campsicnemus pulumi
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About Campsicnemus pulumi
Campsicnemus pulumi was described in 2019 from a male collected by fogging a mossy ʻōhiʻa log beside Koaiʻe Stream at about 1,128 m.
Natural history and identification
Campsicnemus pulumi was described in 2019 from a male collected by fogging a mossy ʻōhiʻa log beside Koaiʻe Stream at about 1,128 m. Its body is 1.9 mm long. Two dense brushes of long hairs on a swollen part of the middle tibia distinguish the male; the name pulumi refers to a broom. The female was unknown in the original description, and the log collection does not establish where its larvae develop.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. 2019 revision adds Campsicnemus pulumi to the Kauaʻi-endemic Campsicnemus radiation.
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
- Campsicnemus pulumi
- Family
- Dolichopodidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic — Kauaʻi
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Campsicnemus pulumi was described in 2019 from a male collected by fogging a mossy ʻōhiʻa log beside Koaiʻe Stream at about 1,128 m.