Kauaʻi record · KCA-IA-00498
Mesovelia amoena
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About Mesovelia amoena
Mesovelia amoena is associated with seeps and small spring-fed flows rather than open ponds.
Natural history and identification
Mesovelia amoena is associated with seeps and small spring-fed flows rather than open ponds. A Hawaiian survey explicitly contrasts that habitat with the open-water occurrence of M. mulsanti. Kauaʻi and Oʻahu records preceded added records from Lānaʻi and Maui; one Lānaʻi population occupied a small forest stream created by a leaking pipe. This is a semiaquatic surface bug, so its occurrence should not be described as that of a wholly submerged aquatic insect.
Kauaʻi occurrence and evidence
Atlas occurrence category: Present. Hawaii Biological Survey states Mesovelia amoena was previously recorded from Kauaʻi and Oʻahu; first Hawaiian record was reported from Kauaʻi in 1971.
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
- Mesovelia amoena
- Family
- Mesoveliidae
- Order
- Hemiptera
- Record type
- species
Kauaʻi occurrence and status
- Kauaʻi occurrence
- Present
- Origin
- Introduced / cryptogenic treatment historically
- Conservation status
- Not assessed
Process and seasonal context
- Seasonal description
- Mesovelia amoena is associated with seeps and small spring-fed flows rather than open ponds.