Campsicnemus hawaiiensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Empidoidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Ordo: Diptera Subordo: Brachycera Infraordo: Asilomorpha Superfamilia: Empidoidea

Familia: Dolichopodidae
Subfamilia: Sympycninae
Genus: Campsicnemus
Species: Campsicnemus hawaiiensis

Name

• Campsicnemus hawaiiensis Hardy & Delfinado, 1974
  • Authority for current placement: original
    • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
  • Combination(s)/spelling(s):
    • Original: Campsicnemus hawaiiensis
    • Subsequent: Emperoptera hawaiiensis
  • Original genus: Campsicnemus Haliday, 1851
  • Original status: valid species
  • Primary type: holotype
    • Fixation: designated
    • Description: [adult] male
    • Repository: BPBM
  • Type locality: 'taken at 5100 feet elevation on the Saddle Road, Hawaii, 19°40'32'' N latitude and 155°20'30'' E longitude collected in two adjoining Kipukas (islands of vegetation in lava fields) (about one-fourth mile apart) tentatively labeled Kipukas 9 and 14'

References

primary references

• Hardy, D.E.; Delfinado, M.D. 1974: Flightless Dolichopodidae (Diptera) in Hawaii. Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society, 21(3): 365–371. handle [368, figs. 1-5, original description (female, male)]

additional references

• Evenhuis, N.L. 1997: Review of flightless Dolichopodidae (Diptera) in the Hawaiian Islands. Bishop Museum occasional papers, (53) PDF