Geranomyia tibialis, (Loew)

Sinclair, Bradley J., 2023, An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador), Zootaxa 5283 (1), pp. 1-102 : 14-15

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7926305
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scientific name	Geranomyia tibialis
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tibialis (Loew) View in CoL

Aporosa tibialis Loew, 1851: 397 View in CoL .

Dicranomyia sp. : Johnson 1924: 86 [record]; Curran 1934: 148 [transferred record to G. tibialis View in CoL ].

Limonia (Geranomyia) tibialis: Curran 1934: 148 [records]; Alexander 1962: 3 [review]; Linsley & Usinger 1966: 165 [checklist]; Alexander 1970: 66 [catalogue]; Parkin et al. 1972: 106 [records].

Limonica tibialis: Gerecke et al. 1995: 133 [aquatic invertebrates].

Geranomyia tibialis: Oosterbroek 2023 View in CoL [online catalogue].

Limonia stigmatica of authors (misidentification): Coquillett 1901a: 373 [records]; Curran 1934: 148 [transferred record to G. tibialis View in CoL ]; Gerecke et al. 1995: 133 [aquatic invertebrates].

Limonia (Geranomyia) stigmatica: Linsley & Usinger 1966: 165 [checklist].

Distribution. Native. Neotropical; Galápagos: Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz.

Remarks. In a revision of the Galápagos craneflies, Alexander (1962) did not mention Limonia stigmatica , although Curran (1934) transferred this record to Geranomyia tibialis .

Larvae were collected in moss on rocks of freshwater springs ( Gerecke et al. 1995). Adult specimens have been collected on the sea surface between islands ( Peck 1994b).