Galapagos Species Database

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Scatopsciara steffani Mohrig, Kauschke & Broadley, 2019

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Nematocera

Family
Sciaridae

Genus
Scatopsciara

Species
steffani

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

Distribution: Isabela

References

  • Mohrig, W., Kauschke, E., Broadley, A. (2019) Revision of black fungus gnat species (Diptera, Sciaridae) described from the Hawaiian Islands by D.E. Hardy and W.A. Steffan, and a contribution to the knowledge of the sciarid fauna of the Galápagos Islands. Zootaxa 4590 (4): 401–439
  • 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, Scatopsciara steffani", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25120. Accessed 5 November 2026.