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Abrhexosa panamensis (Cook, 1956)

This species was initially picked up in surveys by the Galápagos Biosecurity Agency (GBA) and its establishment has been confirmed with a series of specimens reared from tortoise dung (Lehnen et al. unpubl.). (see Sinclair, 2023)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Nematocera

Superfamily
Scatopsoidea

Family
Scatopsidae

Genus
Abrhexosa

Species
panamensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: 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, Abrhexosa panamensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25177. Accessed 5 November 2026.