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
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1
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agonis
(Walker)
Syrphus agonis
Walker, 1849: 588
.
Williston 1887: 28
[catalogue];
Van der Goot 1964: 215
[records].
Rhysops agonis
:
Linsley 1977: 39
[checklist];
Thompson
et al
. 1976: 42
[catalogue].
Argentinomyia agonis
:
Sinclair
et al
. 2016: 85
[review];
Marín-Armijos
et al
. 2017: 168
[checklist];
Montoya & Wolff 2023: 25
[revision].
?
Xanthandrus
sp.
:
Curran 1934: 155
[records].
Distribution.
Endemic. Galápagos: Floreana, Isabela, Pinta,
San Cristóbal
, Santa Cruz.
Remarks.
Adults of this species were collected in the pampa zone surrounding Sierra Negra on
Isabela
. Adults have been observed visiting flowers of
Miconia
(
Boada 2005
)
.
Curran (1934: 155)
listed an undetermined species of
Xanthandrus
from Pinta. Unfortunately, this specimen could not be found to confirm its identity. Hence, whether this undetermined specimen was truly
Xanthandrus
or
Argentinomyia agonis
remains unknown.