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Hirtodrosophila pictiventris (Duda, 1925)

Adults of this species were collected on fungus in the highland zones (Carson et al. 1983).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Drosophilidae

Genus
Hirtodrosophila

Species
pictiventris

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Drosophila pictiventris Duda, 1925;

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1977

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Food contaminant

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

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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