Scaptomyza varia Hardy, 1965

Rampasso, Augusto Santos & O’Grady, Patrick Michael, 2025, Review of Hawaiian Elmomyza species (Diptera, Drosophilidae, Scaptomyza). I. The cyrtandrae, exigua, and obscuricornis species groups, with the descriptions of nine new species, Zootaxa 5729 (1), pp. 1-42 : 24-25

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Scaptomyza varia Hardy, 1965 View in CoL

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Scaptomyza varia Hardy, 1965: 769 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. Epandrium broad, with broad posterior lobe, acute at apex. Surstylus is large and slightly curved in posterior view, small in lateral view.A row of seven surstylar teeth is distributed in the dorsal portion of the surstylus, and another surstylar tooth is found in the middle portion. A few large and sparse bristles are found in the ventral portion of the surstylus.

Distribution. Hawaiian Islands : Oʻahu, Kauaʻi.

Ecology. This species uses fruits of native ʻōhā ( Clermontia sp. , Campanulaceae ) and flowers of Lobelia sp. ( Campanulaceae ) as breeding sites ( Heed 1968).

Types. The holotype male (6572, on pin) is deposited in the BPBM (not examined). Mount Waiʻaleʻale Trail, Kauaʻi, 4,495 ft [ 1,370 m], Aug 1953, D. E. Hardy .

Material Examined. 1 ♂ ( UHIM 2015.02220), KōkeʻeWaiʻalae, Kauaʻi, 4,125 ft. [ 1,257 m], 21 Jun 1966, reared ex Clermontia sp. ( Campanulaceae ) fruits and flowers, G83B, D. E. Hardy col.