Apedilum elachistus Townes, 1945

Matsunaga, Janis N., Howarth, Francis G. & Kumashiro, Bernarr R., 2019, New State Records and Additions to the Alien Terrestrial Arthropod Fauna in the Hawaiian Islands, Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society 51 (1), pp. 1-71 : 6

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.10832895
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8159822
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scientific name	Apedilum elachistus Townes
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NEW STATE RECORD

Wolff (2002) reported collecting pupae of an unidentified species of Apedilum during a survey of the invertebrates living in streams on Oahu. The adults identified here most likely represent the same species. A. elachistus is widespread in North America . Larvae are blood worms and live in eutrophic sediments in streams and shallow water bodies. When abundant, the swarming adults can become a nuisance.

Collection records: OAHU, Honolulu, Moanalua , 21°20.9N; 157°53.7W, 11.XI.2008, ex. sweeping stream margin, coll. F.G. Howarth; Same collection data except collected 29.IV.2013. Det. F.G. Howarth, conf. P. Cranston, 2013. Vouchers at BPBM and HDOA GoogleMaps .