Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00262
Dictyophorodelphax zwaluwenburgi vicar
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About Dictyophorodelphax zwaluwenburgi vicar
Dictyophorodelphax zwaluwenburgi vicar was described from the Hāʻupu range, where its type series occupied a steep, sunny, dry slope at about 250 m.
Natural history and identification
Dictyophorodelphax zwaluwenburgi vicar was described from the Hāʻupu range, where its type series occupied a steep, sunny, dry slope at about 250 m. Its projecting head horn differs in shape from that of the nominate subspecies, and the male genitalia provide additional diagnostic characters. Examined individuals lacked hind flight wings. The original study used this geographically restricted population to explore divergence within Kauaʻi rather than only between Hawaiian islands.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Current ITIS treatment recognizes the subspecies as valid; original treatment is a Kauaʻi allopatric-speciation study.
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
- Dictyophorodelphax zwaluwenburgi vicar
- Family
- Delphacidae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- subspecies
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic — Kauaʻi
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Dictyophorodelphax zwaluwenburgi vicar was described from the Hāʻupu range, where its type series occupied a steep, sunny, dry slope at about 250 m.