Holoplagia guamensis
(Johannsen, 1946)
A minute black scavenger fly in the Scatopsidae. Described from Guam and subsequently recorded from the Hawaiian Islands, the Galápagos Islands, and widely across Brazil. The is one of the few Holoplagia with documented occurrence outside its type locality.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Holoplagia guamensis: /ˌhɒloʊˈpleɪdʒiə ɡwɑːˈmensɪs/
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Distribution
Type locality: Guam. Additional records: Hawaiian Islands (USA), Galápagos Islands (Ecuador), and numerous states across Brazil including Acre, Alagoas, Amazonas, Amapá, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Minas Gerais, Mato Grosso do Sul, Mato Grosso, Pará, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rondônia, Roraima, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sergipe, and São Paulo.