halteralis (Coquillett)

Desmometopa halteralis Coquillett, 1900: 267 .

Distribution. Cryptogenic. Nearctic, Neotropical; Galápagos: San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz.

Material examined. Galápagos: Isabela: Pro. Villamil-hotel, arid zone, 2–24.ii.1989, B.J. Sinclair (1 ♁, 2 ♀, CNC) . Santa Cruz: Los Gemelos, 13.vi.–15.vii.1985, Scalesia forest, FIT and MT, 570 m, S. & J. Peck (1 ♀, CNC) .

Remarks. Adults of this species were collected on white sand beaches.Adults were also reared from a mangrove yellow warbler ( Setophaga petechia aureola) carcass and soldierbush ( Tournefortia rufo-sericea) fruit collected fresh in the Scalesia zone (Los Gemelos), a smooth-billed ani ( Crotophaga ani) carcass collected fresh in the highlands (Via Baltra), soursop ( Annona muricata) fruit in the arid urban lowlands (Puerto Ayora), muyuyo ( Cordia lutea) fruit collected fresh, and orange ( Citrus sinensis) fruit in the urban littoral lowlands (Playa Ratonera). On San Cristóbal, adults were reared from corn kernels in the Miconia zone (El Junco) and in agricultural zone (Cerro Verde) (Lehnen et al. unpubl.).