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Amobia floridensis (Townsend, 1892)

mosca, fly

Larvae of this genus develop on the provisions in nests of burrowing wasps such as sphecids and vespids (Shelwell pers. comm.).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Sarcophagidae

Genus
Amobia

Species
floridensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: New World; Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz.

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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.

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