aridus Scarbrough

Ommatius aridus Scarbrough, 2002: 201 . Scarbrough 1984: 619 [remarks].

Ommatius marginellus of authors (misidentification): Coquillett 1901a: 374 [records]; Johnson 1924: 87 [records]; Curran 1932: 350 [records]; Linsley & Usinger, 1966: 167 [checklist].

Distribution. Endemic. Galápagos: Floreana, Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santiago.

Remarks. This species is confined to arid zones of the islands. Adults are twig-tip perchers (E.M. Fisher pers. comm.).