Kauaʻi Nesomimesan Sphecid Wasp

Natural history and identification

Nesomimesa kauaiensis was described from male and female Kauaʻi specimens in 1899. The specialist catalog directs readers to Yoshimoto's 1959 revision and a later study of its sting apparatus. Prey and nesting records listed for other Nesomimesa species are not evidence for this species and have not been transferred into its account.

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

Nesomimesa kauaiensis

Common names

Kauaʻi Nesomimesan Sphecid Wasp

Family

Crabronidae

Order

Hymenoptera

Record type

species

Kauaʻi occurrence and status

Kauaʻi occurrence

Present

Origin

Endemic

Conservation status

Species of Concern

Process and seasonal context

Seasonal description

Kauaʻi Nesomimesan Sphecid Wasp (Nesomimesa kauaiensis) belongs to Crabronidae in the order Hymenoptera. Its recorded origin status is endemic.

Sources and further reading

• U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service / Hawaiʻi DLNR
• Natural history and identification — species source