Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00577
Apetasimus pleomelarrosus
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About Apetasimus pleomelarrosus
Apetasimus pleomelarrosus is a member of Nitidulidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is endemic — kauaʻi.
Apetasimus pleomelarrosus is an endemic Hawaiian sap beetle documented as locally abundant on Kauaʻi. It is fully winged, unlike several reduced-wing relatives. Sap beetles are small beetles associated with sap, flowers, fungi, fermenting fruit, stored products, or decaying plant material. On Kauaʻi, observations are most useful when they record exact food/substrate, host plant, fermentation context, adult and larval stages. Where island-specific host, prey, breeding-site, abundance, or seasonal information is not yet firmly documented, those details should remain tied to direct specimens and field observations rather than inferred from populations elsewhere.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: 2006 Apetasimus revision states A. pleomelarrosus is locally abundant on Kauaʻi.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; larva; pupa; adult.
Habitat
Flowers, fruit, sap flows, fungi, bark, decaying vegetation, or stored commodities depending on species.
Food and ecological role
Sap, fermenting plant material, fungi, pollen, fruit, or other organic resources.
Reproduction
Eggs are laid near larval food; larvae develop within the resource before pupating.
Movement
Adults commonly fly between resource patches.
Ecosystem role
Decomposer, fungus feeder, flower visitor, or pest depending on species.
Threats and impacts
Effects are species-specific and depend on abundance and host/resource use.
Monitoring
Record exact food/substrate, host plant, fermentation context, adult and larval stages.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Apetasimus pleomelarrosus
- Family
- Nitidulidae
- 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
- Apetasimus pleomelarrosus is a member of Nitidulidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is endemic — kauaʻi.