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Phytoliriomyza imperfecta (Malloch, 1934)

Phytoliriomyza pilosella of authors (misidentification): Sasakawa 2007: 196 [review] (O. Lonsdale pers. comm.) (Sinclair, 2023)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Agromyzidae

Genus
Phytoliriomyza

Species
imperfecta

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Phytoliriomyza pilosella Spencer, 1973;

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Isabela, 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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