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Conioscinella galapagensis (Curran, 1932)

mosca, fly

Collected near saline coastal lagoons and beaches.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Chloropidae

Genus
Conioscinella

Species
galapagensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Darwin, Española, Floreana, Isabela, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Fé, Wolf.

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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.

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