Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00503
Procanace wirthi
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About Procanace wirthi
Procanace wirthi is recorded from Kauaʻi and Oʻahu.
Natural history and identification
Procanace wirthi is recorded from Kauaʻi and Oʻahu. Males have a slender, bent surstylus described in the revision as boomerang-shaped; females have short, broad cerci and a heart-shaped eighth abdominal tergite. These small terminal structures distinguish it from related dark canacid flies. Its distribution is therefore not restricted to Kauaʻi, and a field photograph without those characters may be insufficient to confirm the species.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. 2016 Procanace revision gives the distribution as Oʻahu and 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
- Procanace wirthi
- Family
- Canacidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic Hawaiian; Kauaʻi + Oʻahu
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Procanace wirthi is recorded from Kauaʻi and Oʻahu.