Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00679
Urophorus humeralis
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About Urophorus humeralis
Urophorus humeralis is a member of Nitidulidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.
Urophorus humeralis is an introduced sap beetle documented from Kauaʻi. Adults are small brown nitidulids associated with fermenting or damaged plant material; larval ecology should be completed from exact Hawaiian sources.
Kauaʻi occurrence evidence: Hawaii Biological Survey states Urophorus humeralis was already known from Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Lānaʻi and Maui before its Kahoʻolawe record; ITIS retains Urophorus humeralis as the valid name.
The cited occurrence evidence does not by itself establish current abundance or population trend on Kauaʻi.
Life cycle
Egg; larva; pupa; adult.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Urophorus humeralis
- Other names
- Carpophilus humeralis
- Family
- Nitidulidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / adventive
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Urophorus humeralis is a member of Nitidulidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status on Kauaʻi is introduced / adventive.