Plagithmysus sugawai

Natural history and identification

Plagithmysus sugawai belongs to a group associated with Pittosporum. The Hawaiian host index includes Kōkeʻe material, and the evolutionary synthesis discusses its close relationship to other Pittosporum-associated forms. This is useful context for its place in native forest food webs. It does not establish that every Pittosporum species is a suitable host, or provide the developmental timing and abundance of a present-day Kauaʻi population.

Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence

Atlas occurrence category: Present. Catalog explicitly lists Kauaʻi I.

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

Plagithmysus sugawai

Family

Cerambycidae

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

Plagithmysus sugawai belongs to a group associated with Pittosporum.

Sources and further reading

• Catalog of Hawaiian Cerambycidae (island distribution)
• Natural history and identification — species source
• Natural history and identification — species source