Phorocera scutellaris, (Wulp)

Sinclair, Bradley J., 2023, An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador), Zootaxa 5283 (1), pp. 1-102 : 80

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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7926740
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scientific name	Phorocera scutellaris
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scutellaris (Wulp) View in CoL (D.M. Wood pers. comm.).

Phorocera scutellaris Wulp, 1890: 85 View in CoL .

Distribution. Native. Neotropical; Galápagos: Fernandina, Floreana (ICCDRS), Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Rábida, Santiago.

Material examined. Galápagos: Fernandina: 5 kmNE Cabo Hammond, 110 m, Cerro Verde , trans. forest, MT , 4–11.v.1991, S. & J. Peck (1 ♁, 6 ♀, CNC). Genovesa: Bahia Darwin, 20 m, Bursera forest, MT, 10–27.iii.1992, S.B. Peck (1 ♀, CNC) . Isabela: C. Azul, 7 kmW Cal. Iguana , 600 m, pampa zone, pan trap, 2–25.v.1991, J. Heraty (1 ♁, CNC). Marchena: Pta. Espejo, arid zone, Bursera grassland, MT, 11–24.iii.1992, S.B. Peck (1 ♁, 1 ♀, CNC). Rábida: NE Coast, arid zone, 40 m, MT, 2–11.vi.1991, S.B. Peck (3 ♀, CNC) . Santiago: 1 kmE Aguacate, 600 m, humid forest, FIT, 4–9.vi.1991, S.B. Peck (2 ♁, 1 ♀, CNC) .

Remarks. Adults of this species were collected from the arid to humid zones.