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Neoephydra chilensis (Macquart, 1851)

This species appears to be restricted to saline habitats of Isabela (Sinclair, 2023).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Ephydridae

Section
Ephydrini

Genus
Neoephydra

Species
chilensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Dimecoenia chilensis (Macquart, 1851);

Origin: Native

Distribution

Distribution: Isabela

References

  • Mathis, W.N. Marinoni, L. (2016) Revision of Ephydrini Zetterstedt (Diptera: Ephydridae) from the Americas south of the United States Zootaxa 4116 (1): 001–110
  • 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, Neoephydra chilensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25155. Accessed 5 November 2026.