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
journal article
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sinclairi
Wheeler
Meoneura sinclairi
Wheeler, 2000: 116
.
Distribution.
Endemic. Galápagos: Baltra, Española, Floreana, Genovesa, Marchena, Pinta,
San Cristóbal
, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Seymour, Wolf.
Remarks.
Adults of this species were collected on wet rocks and beaches in the littoral zone and on blossoms of palo santo trees. Specimens were collected on a variety of substrates including marine iguana nesting sites and sea lion beaches, indicating that this species is highly salt tolerant (
Wheeler 2000
). Several species of
Carnidae
are known to specialize on excrements and pellets in bird nesting areas and on carrion along shorelines (
Brake 1997
).