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Asyndetus ammophilus Loew, 1869

mosca, fly

Specimens from Isabela were collected on beach morning glories.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Dolichopodidae

Genus
Asyndetus

Species
ammophilus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Canada; U.S.; Mexico; Peru; Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé.

References

  • Bickel, D.J. Sinclair, B.J. (1997) The Dolichopodidae (Diptera) of the Galápagos Islands, with notes on the New World fauna. Entomologica Scandinavica 28: 241-270.
  • 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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.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, Asyndetus ammophilus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12264. Accessed 3 November 2026.