Hawaii
62 species recorded, 60 of them obligate subterranean
61 of these have been recorded nowhere else, which is usual for subterranean fauna: a species is often known from a single locality.
By county
7 of 62 species carry a county. The remaining 55 are recorded to the state only.
- Hawai'i 1 species
- Hawaii 3 species
- Kauai 2 species
- Kealakekua 1 species
- Maui 2 species
County is the finest resolution published. Coordinates are withheld as a matter of policy, not because they are missing.
What is here
- Amphipoda
- 10 species
- Homoptera
- 8 species
- Araneae
- 7 species
- Orthoptera
- 6 species
- Entomobryomorpha
- 5 species
- Pseudoscorpiones
- 5 species
- Coleoptera
- 4 species
- Decapoda
- 4 species
- Isopoda
- 4 species
- Heteroptera
- 2 species
- Diptera
- 2 species
- Actinedida
- 2 species
and 3 smaller groups.
How they use caves
- Troglobiont
- 48 species
- Stygobiont
- 12 species
- Troglophile
- 2 species
What material exists
- Museum material
- 38 of 62 species
- Published sequences
- 6 of 62 species
Species
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| Species | Common name | Group | Class | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adelocosa anops | Kauai Cave Wolf Spider | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1G2 ESA |
| Agyneta gagnei | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Anisolabis howarthi | Dermaptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Blackburnia aaae | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Blackburnia howarthi | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Caconemobius albus | Orthoptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Caconemobius howarthi | Howarth's Cave Cricket | Orthoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Caconemobius paralbus | Orthoptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Caconemobius uuku | Orthoptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Caconemobius varius | Kuamana Cave Cricket | Orthoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Carnarimelita janstocki | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | ||
| Cavaticovelia aaa | Heteroptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Coecobrya kukae | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Coecobrya lua | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Coecobrya nupa | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Eidmannella pallida | Pallid Cave Spider | Araneae | Troglophile | GNR |
| Erigone stygius | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Forcipomyia pholetor | Diptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Foveacheles goffi | Actinedida | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Foveacheles tenorioae | Actinedida | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Grandidierella palama | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | ||
| Halocaridina palahemo | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 | |
| Halocaridina rubra | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G3 | |
| Hawaiioscia micropthalma | Isopoda | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Hawaiioscia paeninsulae | Isopoda | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Hawaiioscia parvituberculata | Isopoda | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Hawaiioscia rotundata | Isopoda | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Hawinella lava | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Howaia mogera | Kasholenspin | Araneae | Troglophile | |
| Iolania frankanstonei | Homoptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Liagoceradocus lonomaka | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Lycosa howarthi | Araneae | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Mecyclothorax aa | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Neanura hawaiiensis | Poduromorpha | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Nesidiolestes ana | Ana Wingless Thread Bug | Heteroptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Oliarus gagneri | Homoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Oliarus kalaupapae | Homoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Oliarus lorettae | Homoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Oliarus makaiki | Homoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Oliarus polyphemus | Homoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Oliarus priola | Homoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Oliarus waikau | Homoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Paramoera lokowai | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Paramoera paakai | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Paramoera rua | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Paratachys aaa | Coleoptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Procaris hawaiana | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 ESA | |
| Rotomelita ana | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Rotomelita lokoa | Amphipoda | Stygobiont | G1G2 | |
| Schrankia howarthi | Lepidoptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Sinella yosiia | Entomobryomorpha | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Spelaeorchestia koloana | Kauai Cave Amphipod | Amphipoda | Troglobiont | G1G2 ESA |
| Spelaeorchestia pahoehoe | Amphipoda | Troglobiont | ||
| Thaumatogryllus cavicola | Vovanoes Cave Cricket | Orthoptera | Troglobiont | G1G2 |
| Theotima makua | Araneae | Troglobiont | G2G3 | |
| Tylparua troglodytes | Diptera | Troglobiont | ||
| Tyrannochthonius pupukeanus | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1 | |
| Tyrannochthonius stonei | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | ||
| Vetericaris chaceorum | Decapoda | Stygobiont | G1 ESA | |
| Vulcanochthonius aa | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | ||
| Vulcanochthonius howarthi | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont | G1G2 | |
| Vulcanochthonius pohakuloae | Pseudoscorpiones | Troglobiont |
About this list
Compiled from published records, museum material, and survey reports, and recorded to 5 counties. Coordinates are never published; distribution is published generalized to county and karst region. See the Data Sensitivity Policy.
Absence from this list does not mean absence from the ground. Most caves have never been surveyed, and subterranean fauna is consistently under-recorded. If you know of a species here that is missing, please tell us.