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Ommatius aridus Scarbrough, 2002

mosca, fly

This species is confined to dry regions of the islands. Adults are twig-tip perchers (Fisher pers. comm.)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Asilidae

Genus
Ommatius

Species
aridus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn: marginellus Coquillett (not Fabricius) 1901a: 374;

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

References

  • 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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.

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