Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Tethina spinulosa
mosca, fly
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Diptera
Suborder
Brachycera
Family
Canacidae
Genus
Tethina
Species
spinulosa
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: New World; Baltra, Espanola, Floreana, Isabela, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Seymour.
- Foster, G.A. Mathis, W.N. (2008) A review of the Tethininae (Diptera: Canacidae) from the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 110(3): 743-752.
- Sinclair, B. J. (2023) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Zootaxa, 5283, 1-102
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"Galapagos Species Database, Tethina spinulosa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14271. Accessed 6 November 2026.