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Hydrellia tibialis Cresson, 1917

The island distribution of this species needs to be investigated. (see Sinclair, 2023)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Ephydridae

Genus
Hydrellia

Species
tibialis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Distribution: Galápagos

References

Rodrigues Junior, F. D. A. Mathis, W. N., & Couri, M. S. (2014) Hydrellia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Ephydridae) from Brazil with an emphasis on the faunas from the states of Parana and Rio de Janeiro. Zootaxa 3753 (6): 501–541
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, Hydrellia tibialis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25178. Accessed 5 November 2026.