Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00323
Paraliancalus metallicus
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About Paraliancalus metallicus
Paraliancalus metallicus was originally described as Liancalus metallicus and is the type species of Paraliancalus.
Natural history and identification
Paraliancalus metallicus was originally described as Liancalus metallicus and is the type species of Paraliancalus. It appears in the Koaiʻe Stream aerial inventory as an endemic fly. Its association with wet stream margins concerns adult collecting habitat; it should not automatically be called an aquatic larva. The name history is useful for connecting Grimshaw’s original description with later Hawaiian surveys.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Endemic long-legged fly documented from wet rock/stream habitat on Kauaʻi.
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
- Paraliancalus metallicus
- 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
- Paraliancalus metallicus was originally described as Liancalus metallicus and is the type species of Paraliancalus.