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Athyroglossa tectora Cresson, 1926

mosca, fly

The first specimen was collected on Santa Cruz in Nov. 2001 and several additional specimens were later discovered (collected 4.xii.2002) from a pit-fall trap set in the agricultural zone of Isabela.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Ephydridae

Genus
Athyroglossa

Species
tectora

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2001

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Distribution: Peru, Ecuador; Santa Cruz, Isabela.

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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Athyroglossa tectora", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12351. Accessed 4 June 2026.