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Puliciphora occidentalis (Melander & Brues, 1903)

Females of this species are wingless.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Phoridae

Genus
Puliciphora

Species
occidentalis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Distribution: Nearctic; Santa Cruz.

References

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, Puliciphora occidentalis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17590. Accessed 3 November 2026.