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Ceratobarys cultrata (Wheeler & Forrest, 2002)

Mosca, Fly

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Chloropidae

Genus
Ceratobarys

Species
cultrata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Elachiptera cultrata Wheeler & Forrest, 2002;

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Seymour

References

  • Mlynarek J. J., Wheeler T. A. (2018) Phylogeny and revised classification of the tribe Elachipterini (Diptera: Chloropidae). Zootaxa 4471 (1): 001–036
  • 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, Ceratobarys cultrata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20251. Accessed 5 November 2026.