galapagensis (Painter & Painter)

Anthrax lateralis Thomson, 1869: 482 . Curran 1932: 350 [records]; Curran 1934: 151 [records].

Villa (Hemipenthes) galapagensis Painter & Painter, 1974: 222 [new replacement name for Anthrax lateralis Thomson]. Painter et al. 1978: 48 [catalogue].

Hemipenthes galapagensis: Evenhuis & Greathead 1999: 444 [catalogue].

Anthrax nudiuscula of authors (misidentification): Coquillett 1901a: 373 [records].

Distribution. Endemic. Galápagos: Baltra, Bartolomé (CAS), Española, Fernandina, Floreana, Genovesa (CAS), Isabela, Marchena, Rábida, Santa Fé, Santiago (CAS), Seymour.

Remarks. Adults of this species have been collected in the arid zone.