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Liohippelates galapagensis (Curran, 1932)

mosca, fly

Collected from littoral to agricultural zone on several islands, and has been reared from decaying vegetation. Specimens identified by Johnson (1924) as "L. puso" may also be this species, but the material upon which this was based has not been examined (Wheeler & Forrest 2003). Johnson (1924) also reported that flies of this species were attracted to small abrasions of the skin.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Chloropidae

Genus
Liohippelates

Species
galapagensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn: L. pusio Coquillett (not Loew) 1901a: 378.

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Bartolomé, Española, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé.

References

  • Sinclair, B. J. (2023) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Zootaxa, 5283, 1-102
  • Sinclair, B.J. Peck, S.B. (2005) An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador). Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.

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