Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00429
Scaptomyza waialealeae
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About Scaptomyza waialealeae
Scaptomyza waialealeae is anchored by type material collected on the Waiʻaleʻale Trail at about 1,370 m in 1953.
Natural history and identification
Scaptomyza waialealeae is anchored by type material collected on the Waiʻaleʻale Trail at about 1,370 m in 1953. The original treatment included both male and female reference specimens. This establishes an upland Kauaʻi collection independently of the species name’s geographic meaning. The historical type locality is not a current survey of occupancy, and the subgeneric placement does not establish its larval food or breeding season.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present — source lock pending. Current ITIS recognizes the species; historical Hawaiian drosophilid treatment is named for Waiʻaleʻale and retained in native Scaptomyza fauna.
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 waialealeae
- Family
- Drosophilidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present — source lock pending
- Origin
- Endemic — Kauaʻi
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Scaptomyza waialealeae is anchored by type material collected on the Waiʻaleʻale Trail at about 1,370 m in 1953.