Galapagos Species Database
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Aphaniosoma arenicolum
mosca, fly
Aphaniosoma is confined to dry, saline habitats in the littoral zone (Wheeler & Sinclair 1994). This species was swept from beach morning glories.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Suborder
Brachycera
Family
Chyromyidae
Genus
Aphaniosoma
Species
arenicolum
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
- 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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.
- Wheeler, T.A. Sinclair, B.J. (1994) Chyromyidae (Diptera) from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Three new species of Aphaniosoma Becker. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 96(3): 440-453.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Aphaniosoma arenicolum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12309. Accessed 2 November 2026.