Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00428
Scaptomyza magnipalpa
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About Scaptomyza magnipalpa
Scaptomyza magnipalpa was originally described in Drosophila and transferred to Scaptomyza in the 2008 taxonomic revision.
Natural history and identification
Scaptomyza magnipalpa was originally described in Drosophila and transferred to Scaptomyza in the 2008 taxonomic revision. That revision left it without a subgeneric assignment. The type comes from Kaholuamanu on Kauaʻi. This nomenclatural history is important when searching older collections: the two generic combinations refer to the same species, not two island records. The transfer is not evidence that it shares the leaf-mining habits of some other Scaptomyza.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Modern phylogenetic datasets place S. magnipalpa on Kauaʻi; transferred from Drosophila to Scaptomyza in taxonomic revision.
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 magnipalpa
- 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 magnipalpa was originally described in Drosophila and transferred to Scaptomyza in the 2008 taxonomic revision.