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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fasciata
Forrest & Wheeler
Loewimyia fasciata
Forrest &
Wheeler, 2002: 310
.
Distribution.
Endemic. Galápagos: Española,
San Cristóbal
, Santa Cruz.
Remarks.
Adults of this species (
Fig. 22
) were most abundant in more humid zones, including
Scalesia
forest, but were also collected in arid and littoral zones (Forrest &
Wheeler 2002
). Adults have been observed on decomposing leaves of
Scalesia
(
Boada 2005
)
.