Ptecticus Loew

Sinclair, Bradley J., 2023, An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador), Zootaxa 5283 (1), pp. 1-102 : 29

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5283.1.1
publication LSID	lsid:zoobank.org:pub:FFACFB44-873F-4C12-90CF-D8442910659A
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7925636
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3581C07-1902-FF9A-D29F-FF61FE1A48A4
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Ptecticus Loew
status

Treatment

Genus Ptecticus Loew View in CoL View at ENA

undetermined species

Distribution. Not determined. Galápagos: Baltra, Santa Cruz.

Material examined. Galápagos: Santa Cruz: Bellavista , 2.iv. 2016, 400 m, A. Carrión (1 ♁, CNC) .

Remarks. A recently introduced species, first discovered at the Baltra airport. It has more recently been collected in the highlands of Santa Cruz. Many species of Ptecticus breed in decaying vegetation. This is species is possibly P. nigrifrons Enderlein.