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Psychoda quadrifilis Edwards, 1928

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Nematocera

Family
Psychodidae

Genus
Psychoda

Species
quadrifilis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2016

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: 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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"Galapagos Species Database, Psychoda quadrifilis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25176. Accessed 5 November 2026.