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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1
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1
journal article
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10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1
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Genus
Ptecticus
Loew
undetermined species
Distribution.
Not determined.
Galápagos
: Baltra, Santa Cruz.
Material examined.
Galápagos
:
Santa Cruz
:
Bellavista
,
2.iv.
2016
, 400 m,
A. Carrión
(1 ♁,
CNC
)
.
Remarks.
A recently introduced species, first discovered at the Baltra airport. It has more recently been collected in the highlands of Santa Cruz. Many species of
Ptecticus
breed in decaying vegetation. This is species is possibly
P. nigrifrons
Enderlein.