Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00322
Eurynogaster minor
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About Eurynogaster minor
Older Kauaʻi stream inventories list this fly as Eurynogaster minor; the 2005 generic revision transferred it to Major minor.
Natural history and identification
Older Kauaʻi stream inventories list this fly as Eurynogaster minor; the 2005 generic revision transferred it to Major minor. It was originally described in Paraliancalus, so three genus names occur in its literature. The revision used type material and diagnostic adult structures to separate the lineages formerly combined in Eurynogaster. Kauaʻi aerial-survey records document the adult near streams, without establishing a particular larval substrate.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Endemic long-legged fly documented from Kauaʻi stream/riparian habitat.
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
- Eurynogaster minor
- Family
- Dolichopodidae
- Order
- Diptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Endemic
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Older Kauaʻi stream inventories list this fly as Eurynogaster minor; the 2005 generic revision transferred it to Major minor.