Coecobrya kukae Christiansen & Bellinger, 1992

Figs 66–70

Sinella (Coecobrya) kukae Christiansen & Bellinger, 1992 Coecobrya kukae Zhang, Deharveng & Chen, 2009

Type locality. Ulupalakua Cave, Maui, Hawaii.

Material examined. Paratype on slide, Maui: Ulupalakua Cave, 27.viii.1977, Howarth leg. (# 5444). Deposited in CARC.

Additions to original description. Dorsal cephalic chaetotaxy with 4 antennal (An), 4 median (M), 3 sutural, and 3 in Gr. II (S) (Fig. 66). Labial chaetae as mrel1l2, all smooth; chaeta r 0.65 length of m; chaetae X and X3 tiny; a tiny chaeta present between H2 and H3; chaeta X2 absent; chaeta X3 sometimes absent; chaeta X4 not clearly seen (Fig. 67). Th.II with 2 (m1, m2) medio-medial, 2 (m4, m4p) medio-lateral, and 19 mac; p4 and p 4i as mac. Th.III with 24 mac; 2 (m5, a6) in Gr. III and 3 (p6, m6, m6e) in Gr. IV (Fig. 68). Abd.I with 6 (m2–4, m 2i, m 4i, m4p) mac; mac m 4i sometimes absent. Abd.II with 4(3) (a2, m3, m3e, m3ep) central and 1 (m5) lateral mac; mac a2 often absent. Abd.III with 1 (m3) central and 2 (am6, pm6) lateral mac (Fig. 69). Abd.IV with 4 (I, M,A6, B5) central and 3 (E2–4) lateral mac (Fig. 70).

Ecology. Known only from caves, on rat dung.

Distribution. Maui.

Remarks. This species resembles another Hawaiian species C. borerae . Detailed comparison sees above remarks on C. borerae .