varipes (Malloch)

Sphaerocera varipes Malloch, 1925: 121 . Richards 1967b: 534 [records]; Linsley 1977: 42 [checklist].

Sphaerocera (Parasphaerocera) varipes: Richards 1967a: 6 [catalogue].

Parasphaerocera varipes: Kim 1972: 419 [revision]; Roháček et al. 2001: 103 [catalogue].

Sphaerocera galapagoensis Curran, 1934: 158 . Linsley & Usinger 1966: 169 [checklist]; Richards 1967a: 6 [as syn. of S. varipes]; Arnaud 1979: 344 [type catalogue].

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

Remarks. Adults of this species were recorded from dry and humid zones.