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Trachyopella opuntiae (Richards, 1967)

Adults were collected in rotting Opuntia (Richards 1967b). This species has not been recorded since the first record (Sinclair, 2023).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Sphaeroceridae

Genus
Trachyopella

Species
opuntiae

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Rudolfina opuntiae (Richards, 1967); Subgenus Trachyopella

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Distribution: Pinta

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, Trachyopella opuntiae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25148. Accessed 5 November 2026.