Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00452
Blackburnia aterrima
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About Blackburnia aterrima
Blackburnia aterrima is recorded among the predatory beetles associated with ʻōhiʻa lehua.
Natural history and identification
Blackburnia aterrima is recorded among the predatory beetles associated with ʻōhiʻa lehua. The plant association identifies a collecting environment, not plant feeding. Its identification in Makauwahi deposits also documents prehistoric lowland occurrence.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Makauwahi Cave study identifies extant Blackburnia aterrima from Kauaʻi subfossil material and current higher-elevation lineage.
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
- Blackburnia aterrima
- Family
- Carabidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic — Kauaʻi
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Blackburnia aterrima is recorded among the predatory beetles associated with ʻōhiʻa lehua.