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Lonchaea longicornis Williston, 1896

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Lonchaeidae

Section
Lonchaeini

Genus
Lonchaea

Species
longicornis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2001

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: San Cristóbal, 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, Lonchaea longicornis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25127. Accessed 6 November 2026.