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Dasyhelea ancora (Coquillett, 1902)

mosquito

This species is considered to have naturally dispersed to the Galapagos Islands, recorded from both dry and humid regions (Borkent 1991).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Nematocera

Family
Ceratopogonidae

Genus
Dasyhelea

Species
ancora

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Nearctic; Isabela, Santa Cruz.

References

  • Borkent, A. (1991) The Ceratopogonidae (Diptera) of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador with a Discussion of their Phylogenetic Relationships and Zoogeographic Origins. Entomologica Scandinavica 22(1): 97-120.
  • Gerecke, R. Peck, S.B. & Pehofer, H.E. (1995) The invertebrate fauna of the inland waters of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador) - a limnological and zoogeographical summary. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Suppl. 107(2): 113-147.
  • Sinclair, B. J. (2023) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Zootaxa, 5283, 1-102
  • Sinclair, B.J. Peck, S.B. (2005) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Dasyhelea ancora", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12224. Accessed 2 November 2026.