Galapagos Species Database
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Microlynchia galapagoensis
mosca, fly
ectoparasite
Found on Zenaida galapagoensis (Galapagos Dove). This species has been collected from Nesopelia galapagensis, Buteo galapagoensis (Bequaert 1955), and galapagos doves. It is believed to transmit the blood parasite Haemoproteus (Harmon et al 1984-85). Harmon et al. (1984-85) also report this species on the Galapagos mockingbird from Isla Santiago.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Suborder
Brachycera
Family
Hippoboscidae
Genus
Microlynchia
Species
galapagoensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
- Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
- Parker, P.G. Whiteman, N.K., & Miller, R.E. (2006) Conservation medicine on the Galápagos Islands: partnerships among behavioral, population, and veterinarian scientists. The Auk 123(3): 625-638.
- 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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.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, Microlynchia galapagoensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12431. Accessed 2 November 2026.