Conioscinella galapagensis, (Curran)

Sinclair, Bradley J., 2023, An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador), Zootaxa 5283 (1), pp. 1-102 : 66

galapagensis (Curran)

Hippelates galapagensis Curran, 1932: 356 . Linsley & Usinger 1966: 170 [checklist].

Liohippelates galapagensis: Sabrosky & Paganelli 1984: 21 [catalogue]; Wheeler & Forrest 2003: 275 [revision].

Hippelates pusio of authors (misidentification) (C. Sabrosky pers. comm.): Coquillett 1901a: 378 [records]; Johnson 1924: 90 [records]; Curran 1932: 356 [key]; Linsley & Usinger 1966: 170 [checklist]

Distribution. Endemic. Galápagos: Bartolomé, Española, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé.

Remarks. Adults of this species were collected from littoral to agricultural zones on several islands, and have been reared from decaying vegetation. Specimens identified by Johnson (1924) as “ L. pusio ” may also be this species, but the material upon which this record was based has not been examined ( Wheeler & Forrest 2003). Johnson (1924) also reported that flies of this species were attracted to small skin abrasions.