An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador)
Author
Sinclair, Bradley J.
0000-0001-6413-1606
bradley.sinclair@inspection.gc.ca
text
Zootaxa
2023
2023-05-09
5283
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1
journal article
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galapagensis
(Curran)
Hippelates galapagensis
Curran, 1932: 356
.
Linsley & Usinger 1966: 170
[checklist].
Liohippelates galapagensis
:
Sabrosky & Paganelli 1984: 21
[catalogue];
Wheeler & Forrest 2003: 275
[revision].
Hippelates pusio
of authors (misidentification) (C. Sabrosky pers. comm.):
Coquillett 1901a: 378
[records];
Johnson 1924: 90
[records];
Curran 1932: 356
[key];
Linsley & Usinger 1966: 170
[checklist]
Distribution.
Endemic. Galápagos: Bartolomé, Española, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta,
San Cristóbal
, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé.
Remarks.
Adults of this species were collected from littoral to agricultural zones on several islands, and have been reared from decaying vegetation. Specimens identified by
Johnson (1924)
as “
L. pusio
” may also be this species, but the material upon which this record was based has not been examined (
Wheeler & Forrest 2003
).
Johnson (1924)
also reported that flies of this species were attracted to small skin abrasions.