Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00101
Kauaʻi Holio Long-horned Beetle
Plagithmysus polystictus
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About Kauaʻi Holio Long-horned Beetle
Kauaʻi Holio Long-horned Beetle (Plagithmysus polystictus) belongs to Cerambycidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is endemic.
Host and substrate records
Swezey records a male collected on a Cryptocarya trunk at Kumuweia; this collection does not establish larval feeding.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. The Kauaʻi record is classified as “Present”. Its cited evidence source is U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service / Hawaiʻi DLNR. Kauaʻi-specific conservation taxon retained even if absent from the surfaced modern observation tranche.
Account coverage
Published species details have been added. A complete Kauaʻi-specific account of identification, habitat, feeding, reproduction, and population trend is not yet established by the sources linked here.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Plagithmysus polystictus
- Common names
- Kauaʻi Holio Long-horned Beetle
- Family
- Cerambycidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Species of Concern
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Kauaʻi Holio Long-horned Beetle (Plagithmysus polystictus) belongs to Cerambycidae in the order Coleoptera. Its recorded origin status is endemic.