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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10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1
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galapagensis
Bickel & Sinclair
Medetera galapagensis
Bickel & Sinclair, 1997: 246
.
Yang
et al
. 2006: 277
[catalogue].
Distribution.
Endemic. Galápagos: Floreana, Isabela,
San Cristóbal
, Santa Cruz, Santiago.
Remarks.
Although larvae of this genus are mostly known as predators of scolytid beetle larvae (
Bickel 1985
), the immatures of this species likely inhabit rotting cactus (
Bickel & Sinclair 1997
).