Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00426
Scaptomyza anechocerca
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About Scaptomyza anechocerca
Scaptomyza anechocerca was described from Kalalau Lookout material collected at about 1,220 m.
Natural history and identification
Scaptomyza anechocerca was described from Kalalau Lookout material collected at about 1,220 m. The museum catalog preserves the specimen and original diagnostic reference, providing a firm historical basis for the name. It was treated in the subgenus Trogloscaptomyza, but that name alone does not establish cave dwelling or a particular larval food. The available type record supports identification history and upland occurrence; a species-specific rearing record is needed to resolve its developmental substrate.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Bishop holotype locality Kalalau Lookout, Kauaʻi.
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
- Scaptomyza anechocerca
- Family
- Drosophilidae
- 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
- Scaptomyza anechocerca was described from Kalalau Lookout material collected at about 1,220 m.