violenta (Walker)

Sarcophaga violenta Walker, 1849: 826 . Coquillett 1901a: 375 [records]; Johnson 1924: 88 [record]; Curran 1932: 366 [record]; Curran 1934: 169 [records]; Linsley & Usinger 1966: 172 [checklist].

Gigantotheca violenta: Lopes 1969: 47 [catalogue]; Lopes 1978: 606 [redescription].

Blaesoxipha (Gigantotheca) violenta: Pape 1994: 66 [transferred to Blaesoxipha]; Pape 1996: 202 [catalogue].

Gigantotheca galapagensis Townsend, 1917: 196 . Curran 1934: 169 [as syn. of S. violenta].

Distribution. Endemic. Galápagos: Baltra, Bartolomé, Fernandina, Genovesa, Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Santiago.

Remarks. This species inhabits arid and transition zones.