Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00459
Blackburnia menehune
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About Blackburnia menehune
Blackburnia menehune is an extinct species described in 2015 from Makauwahi subfossils, including paired wing covers from one sample.
Subfossil evidence
Blackburnia menehune is an extinct species described in 2015 from Makauwahi subfossils, including paired wing covers from one sample.
Evidence limits
The preserved material supports an anatomical account. Diet, behavior, live coloration, and breeding season are not documented here; the deposit is not evidence of a living cave population.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Historic / extinct. Described from late-Holocene prehistoric Makauwahi Cave subfossils.
Names and classification
- Scientific name
- Blackburnia menehune
- Family
- Carabidae
- Order
- Coleoptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Historic / extinct
- Origin
- Endemic — Kauaʻi
- Conservation status
- Extinct
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Blackburnia menehune is an extinct species described in 2015 from Makauwahi subfossils, including paired wing covers from one sample.