Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00203
Emoloana menehune
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About Emoloana menehune
Emoloana menehune is a short-winged, grass-associated planthopper endemic to Kauaʻi.
Natural history and identification
Emoloana menehune is a short-winged, grass-associated planthopper endemic to Kauaʻi. In the original description males measure 2.2–2.3 mm and females 2.5–2.7 mm. Its pale straw-colored body has brown markings; a lengthwise brown stripe on the foreleg, rather than brown rings, helps separate it from E. swezeyi. Published specimens were collected from Eragrostis grasses at Halemanu, Olokele Canyon, and Nualolo. Older Kauaʻi records assigned to Kelisia swezeyi were reassigned to this species. The published material documents adult grass associations, without establishing its generation time or current abundance.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Bishop Museum checklist treatment records Kauaʻi occurrence.
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
- Emoloana menehune
- Family
- Delphacidae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Emoloana menehune is a short-winged, grass-associated planthopper endemic to Kauaʻi.