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Neodexiopsis devia (Curran, 1934)

mosca, fly

Neodexiopsis devia preying on a dolichopodid fly. Photo: Joselyn Yar, CDF.
Neodexiopsis devia preying on a dolichopodid fly. Photo: Joselyn Yar, CDF.

Collected from both dry and humid regions.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Diptera

Suborder
Brachycera

Family
Muscidae

Genus
Neodexiopsis

Species
devia

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Española, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

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 Charles Darwin Research Station, unpublished, 64 pp.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Neodexiopsis devia", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6667. Accessed 2 November 2026.