Sclerocoelus galapagensis Marshall, 1997

Kuwahara, Gregory K., Marshall, Stephen A. & Paiero, Steven M., 2025, A revision of the genus Sclerocoelus Marshall (Diptera: Sphaeroceridae), European Journal of Taxonomy 979, pp. 1-277 : 60-61

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2025.979.2803
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14981293
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scientific name	Sclerocoelus galapagensis Marshall, 1997
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Treatment

Sclerocoelus galapagensis Marshall, 1997 View in CoL

Sclerocoelus galapagensis Marshall, 1997: 103 View in CoL .

Sclerocoelus galapagensis View in CoL – Roháček et al. 2001: 249.

Diagnosis

Body length 2.0– 2.2 mm. Membrane around prosternum with 1–2 small, setulae-bearing sclerites. Male S5 rectangular with a relatively deep posteromedial emargination surrounded by a pair of darkened lobes (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 34); perianal pads well developed and dark; surstylus relatively short, almost bean-shaped with an inner, anteroventral patch of thickened setae (cf. Marshall 1997: figs 35, 37); postgonite straight, almost rectangular but concave posteroapically (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 36). Female S8 small with a dark, slightly raised, X-shaped medial ridge (cf. Marshall 1997: fig. 39).

Material examined

The type specimens deposited in DEBU were examined, as well as the following material:

ECUADOR – Galápagos • 1 ♀; Santa Cruz Island, Las Beseles , 31 km N of Santa Rosa; 570 m a.s.l.; 28 Jun. 1985; S. Peck leg.; Scalesia forest , flight-intercept trap and Malaise trap; DEBU • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Santiago Island , 3 km NE of Aquacate Camp; 740 m a.s.l.; 5–9 Jun. 1991; S. Peck leg.; moss elfin forest , flight-intercept trap; DEBU .

Distribution

Neotropical: Ecuador (Galapagos Islands).