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Conserving Wildlife:   Invertebrates

Species identified from Midway 1997-1998
Compiled by Dr. Gordon Nishida
Bishop Museum, Honolulu, HI


Key to status abbreviations

Abbreviation Description
adv adventive
end endemic
ind indigenous
pur purposely introduced

This table represents a current list of species found on Midway

COLEOPTERA BEETLES STATUS
Alleculidae comb-clawed beetles adv?
?Lobopida sp.    
Anthribidae fungus weevils  
Araecerus fasciculatus (DeGeer, 1775)   adv
Exillus lepidus (Jordan, 1922   adv
Bruchidae seed beetles  
Acanthoscelides macrophthalmus (Schaeffer, 1907)   adv
Cerambycidae long-horned beetles  
Sybra alternans (Wiedemann, 1825)   adv
Cerylonidae cerylonid beetles  
Murmidius sp.   adv?
Cleridae checkered beetles  
Necrobia rufipes (DeGeer, 1775)   adv
Coccinellidae ladybird beetles  
Coelophora inaequalis (Fabricius, 1775)   pur
Cryptolaemus montrouzieri (Mulsant, 1853)   pur
Curinus coeruleus (Mulsant, 1850)   pur
Diomus notescens (Blackburn, 1889)   pur
Nephus bilucernarius (Mulsant, 1850)   pur
Nephus sp.   ?
Olla v-nigrum (Mulsant, 1866)   pur?
Scymnodes lividigaster (Mulsant, 1853)   pur
Curculionidae weevil  
Asynoychus godmani (Crotch, 1867)   adv
Dryotribus wilderi (Perkins, 1916)   ind
Dermestidae dermestid or skin beetles  
Dermestes ater (DeGeer, 1774)   ind?
Derrmestes maculatus (DeGeer, 1774)   ind
Elateridae click beetles  
?Cardiophorus sp.   adv?
Histeridae hister beetles  
Saprinus lugens (Erichson, 1834)   adv
Scarabaedae scarab beetles  
Protaetia pryeri (Janson)   adv
Staphylinidae rove beetles  
Carpelimus sp. prob. fulvipes (Erichson, 1840)   adv
Scopaeus sp.   adv
Tenebrionidae darkling beetles  
Alphitobius laevigatus (Fabricius, 1781)   adv
Gonocephalum adpressiforme (Kaszab, 1951)   adv
DIPTERA FLIES STATUS
Chironomidae midges  
Clunio littoralis (Stone & Wirth, 1947) (previously listed with question mark by Hardy).   end
Dolichopodidae long-legged flies  
Chrysosoma globiferum (Wiedemann, 1830)   adv
Chrysotus sp.   adv?
Dactylomyia vockerothi (Bickel, 1998)   adv
Krakatauia micronesiana (Bickel, 1994)   ind?
Medetera grisescens (Meijere, 1916)   end
Syntormon flexibile (Becker, 1922)   adv
Tephritidae fruit flies  
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)   adv
Dioxyna sororcula (Wiedemann, 1830)   adv
HETEROPTERA TRUE BUGS STATUS
Lygaeidae seed bugs  
Geocoris pallens (Stal, 1854)   adv
Nabidae damsel bugs adv
Nabis capsiformis (Germar, 1837)   adv
Reduviidae assasin bugs adv
Empicoris rubromaculatus (Blackburn, 1889)   adv
HOMOPTERA APHIDS, SCALES & RELATIVES STATUS
Cicadellidae leafhoppers  
Deltocephalus sonorus (Ball, 1900)   adv
Empoasca solana (DeLong, 1931)   adv
Dephacidae delphacid planthoppers  
Toya dryope (Kirkaldy, 1907)   adv
Flatidae flatid planthoppers  
Melormenis basalis (Walker, 1851)   adv
Margarodidae giant coccids  
Icerya purchasi (Maskell, 1878)   adv
HYMENOPTERA BEES, WASPS, ANTS STATUS
Agaonidae fig wasps  
Pleistodontes froggatti (Mayr)   p/adv
Anthophoridae cuckoo bees, carpenter bees  
Ceratina arizonensis (Cockerell, 1898)   p/adv
Xylocopa sonorina (F. Smith, 1874)   p/adv
Aphelinidae    
Aphytis sp.,?hispanicus (Mercet)   p/adv
Azotus sp.   p/adv
Centrodora xiphidii (Perkins)   p/adv
Coccophagus ceroplastae (Howard)   p/adv
Encarsia lounsburyi (Berlese & Paoli)   adv
Encarsia sp., possibly pergandiella (Howard)   adv?
Encarsia sp.   adv
Eretmocerus sp.   adv
Aphidiidae    
Lysiphlebius testaceipes (Cresson)   p/adv
Bethylidae    
Sierola sp.   end?
Braconidae    
Apanteles carpatus (Say)   adv
Apanteles sp.   adv
Chelonus blackburni (Cameron)   adv
Cotesia plutellae (Kurdjumov)   adv
Cotesia plutellae (Kurdjumov)   adv
Cotesia plutellae (Kurdjumov)   p/adv
Phanerotoma Hawaiiensis (Ashmead)   adv
Rhaconotus vagans (Bridwell)   adv
Ceraphronidae    
Ceraphron plebeius (Perkins)   adv
Ceraphron sp.   adv
Chalcidadae    
Antrocephalus apicalis (Walker)   adv
Antrocephalus pertorvus (Girault)   adv
Antrocephalus pertorvus (Girault)   adv
Proconura n. sp.   adv
Diapriidae    
Trichopria sp.   adv
Adelencyrtus odonaspidus (Fullaway)   adv
Aeptemcyrtus bruchi (DeSantis)   adv
Aeptemcyrtus bruchi (DeSantis)   adv
Anagyrus swezeyi (Timberlake)   adv
Anagyrus sp. Not swezeyi   adv
Blepyrus insularis (Cameron)   adv
Cheiloneurus sp.   adv
Dicarnosis ripariensis (Kerrich)   adv
Encyrtus infelix (Embleton)   adv
Gyranusoidea phenacocci (Beardsley)   adv
Metaphycus flavus (Haward)   adv
?Nassauia sp.   adv
Neodusmetia sangwani (Subba Rao)   adv
Plagiomerus sp.   adv
Prochiloneurus rex (Girault)   adv
Eucoilidae    
Gronotoma micromorpha (Perkins)   adv
Eucoilidae    
Aprostocetus haganowii (Ratzeburg)   adv
Aprostocetus sp.   adv?
Elachertus advena (Timberlake)   adv?
Hemiptarsenus semialbiclavus   adv
Neochysocharis formosa (Westwood)   adv
Neotrichoporoides viridimaculata (Fullaway)   adv
Tetrastichus beardslevi (Fullaway)   adv
Eupelmidae    
Anastatus koebelei (Ashmead)   end
Formicidae ants  
Cardiocondyla emeryi (Forel, 1881)   adv
Paratrechina longicornis (Latreille, 1802)   adv
Pheidole megacephala (Fabricius, 1793)   adv
Plagiolepis alluaudi (Emery, 1894)   adv
Tetramorium simillimum (F. Smith, 1851)   adv
Ichneumonidae    
Anomalon californicum (Cresson)   adv
Diplazon laetatorius (Fabricius)   adv
Venturia sp.   ?
Megachilidae leafcutting bees  
Megachili timberlakei (Cockerell, 1920)   adv
Megachili umbripennis (F. Smith)   adv
Mymaridae fairyflies  
Anagrus frequens (Perkins)   p/adv
Anagrus nigriventris (Girault)   adv
Camptoptera sp.   adv
Gonatocerus sp. litoralis group   adv
Gonatocerus ornatus (Gahan)   adv
Stephanodes reduvioli (Perkins)   adv
Platygasteridae    
Fidiobia sp.   adv
Pteromalidae    
Chlorcytus longiscapus (Graham)   adv
Halticoptera circulus (Walker)   adv
Heteroschema punctata (Ashmead)   adv
Scelionidae    
Scelioninae, (Baeini)   adv
Scelioninae, (Scelionini)   adv
Telenomus sp. Poss. vulcanus (Perkins)   adv
Telenomus sp.   adv
Telenominae (3 species)   adv
Signiphoridae    
Signiphora sp. Poss. aspidioti (Ashmead)   adv
Sphecidae    
Chalybion bengalense (Dahlbom, 1845)   adv
Trichogrammatidae    
Uscana sp.   p/adv?
Trichogrammatidae    
Vespidae wasps  
Pachodynerus nasidens (Latreille, 1832)   adv
Parancistrocerus fulvipes (Saussure)   adv
Polistes jadwigae   adv
Polistes aurifer (Saussure, 1853)   adv
Polistes exclamans (Viereck, 1906)   adv
LEPIDOPTERA BUTTERFLIES & MOTHS STATUS
Cosmopterigidae cosmopterigid moths  
Asymphorodes dimorpha (Busck, 1914)   adv
Crambidae    
Hellula undalis (Fabricius, 1781)   adv
Herptogramma licarsisalis (Walker, 1859)   adv
Spoladea recurvalis (Fabricius, 1775)   adv
Geometridae measuringworms  
Cyclophora nanaria (Walker, 1861)   adv
Macaria abydata (Guenee, 1857)   adv
Noctuidae noctuid moths, cutworms, armyworms  
Agrotis ipsilon (Hufnagel, 1767)   adv
Chrysodeixis erisoma (Doubleday, 1843)   adv
Hypena laceratalis (Walker, 1858)   pur
Leucania loreyimima (Rungs, 1953)   adv
Nymphalidae brush-footed butterflies  
Vanessa cardui (Linnaeus, 1758)   adv
Oecophoridae oecophorid moths  
Stoeberhinus testaceus (Butler, 1881)   adv
Plutellidae diamondback moths  
Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758)   adv
Pterophoridae plume moths  
Megalorhipida leucodactylus (Fabricius, 1793)   adv
Sphingidae hawk moths, hornworms  
Agrius cingulata (Fabricius, 1775)   adv
Tineidae clothes moths & others  
Erechthias simulans (Butler 1882)   adv
Tortricidae tortricid moths  
Bactra sp. prob. straminea (Butler, 1881)   adv?
Crocidosema blackburni (Butler, 1881)   end?
ARANEAE SPIDERS STATUS
Araneidae    
Neoscona oaxacensis (Keyserling, 1864)   adv
Clubionidae    
Chiracanthium mordax (L. Koch, 1866)   adv
Corinnidae    
Corinna cetrata (Simon, 1888)   adv
Heteropodidae    
Heteropoda venatoria (Linnaeus, 1767)   adv
Oonopidae    
Ischnothyreus omus (Suman, 1965)   end
Opopaea lena (Suman, 1965)   end
Pholcidae    
Artema atlanta (Walckenaer, 1837)   adv
Smeringopus pallidus (Blackwall, 1858)   adv
Salticidae    
Hasarius adansoni (Audouin, 1826)   adv
Menemerus bivittatus (Dufour, 1831)   adv
Messua cf. felix (Peckham & Peckham, 1901)    
Messua cf. felix Phintella versicolor (C.L. Koch, 1846)   adv
Theridiidae    
Theridion sp. murarium group   adv


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