Siphona Meigen

Sinclair, Bradley J., 2023, An annotated checklist of the Diptera of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador), Zootaxa 5283 (1), pp. 1-102 : 81

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.7925777
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/F3581C07-194E-FFD6-D29F-FCBAFC614CA9
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Siphona Meigen
status

Treatment

Genus Siphona Meigen View in CoL View at ENA

undetermined species 1 (J.E. O’Hara pers. comm.).

Distribution. Not determined. Galápagos: Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

Material examined. Galápagos: Isabela: Sierra Negra, 1000 m, sweeping pamp, 3–11.ii.1989, B.J. Sinclair (4 ♁, 3 ♀, CNC). San Cristóbal: La Toma, stream-riparian sweeping, 15.ii.1989, B.J. Sinclair (1 ♀, CNC). Santa Cruz: 1 kmS Media Luna, Miconia, sweeping, 550 m, 21.i.1989, B.J. Sinclair (3 ♁, 1 ♀, CNC). Santiago: Aguacate Camp, 550 m, mossy forest, MT, 7–13.iv.1992, S.B. Peck (1 ♁, CNC) .

Remarks. Adults of this species are confined to highland humid zones. An undetermined species of Siphona has also been observed visiting flowers of Miconia and Pernettya ( Boada 2005) .

undetermined species 2 (J.E. O’Hara pers. comm.).

Distribution. Not determined. Galápagos: San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

Material examined. Galápagos: San Cristóbal: Cerro Mundo, guava thicket, 550 m, FIT, 13–23.ii.1989, S.B. Peck & B.J. Sinclair (1 ♀, CNC). Santa Cruz: Los Gemelos, 600 m, Scalesia fores, sweeping , 25.ii.1989, B.J. Sinclair (3 ♁, CNC). Santiago: Aguacate Camp, 550 m, mossy forest, MT, 7–13.iv.1992, S.B. Peck (1 ♀, CNC) .

Remarks. Adults of this species are confined to highland humid zones.