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Euxesta spodia Steyskal, 1966

mosca, fly

Collected in arid and agricultural zones. This species is similar to Euxestina fuscipennis Curran from Guyana (Steyskal 1966).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Ulidiidae

Genus
Euxesta

Species
spodia

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Pinzón, Santa Cruz.

References

  • 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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.
  • Steyskal, G.C. (1966) Otitidae from the Galápagos Islands (Diptera, Acalyptratae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, Fourth Series 34(11): 483-498.
  • Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
  • Sinclair, B. J. (2023) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Zootaxa, 5283, 1-102

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"Galapagos Species Database, Euxesta spodia", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12291. Accessed 16 May 2025.