Galapagos Species Database

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Pareuxesta mathisi Sinclair, 2025

Mosca, Flie

Undetermined species: Sinclair (2023: 44, fig. 21).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Ulidiidae

Genus
Pareuxesta

Species
mathisi

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Ecology

Substrate or host preferences: Reared from rotting branches of the endemic cactus, Jasminocereus sp.

Distribution

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, San Cristobal.

References

  • Sinclair, B. J. (2025) New Species of Pareuxesta Coquillett from the Galápagos Islands (Diptera: Ulidiidae) Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 127(3), 617-623, (28 November 2025) Https://doi.org/10.4289/0013-8797.127.3.617

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pareuxesta mathisi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25611. Accessed 28 May 2026.