pilipes Edwards

Thalassomya pilipes Edwards, 1928: 60 . Edwards 1935: 110 [insects of Samoa]; Wirth 1969b: 572 [review]; Linsley 1977: 38 [checklist]; Gerecke et al. 1995: 133 [aquatic invertebrates].

Distribution. Native. Pacific coasts; Galápagos: Fernandina, Santa Cruz.

Remarks. This species occurs in the intertidal zone and breeds in algae on wave-drenched rocks on the sea coast (Wirth 1969b).