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Heterolepisma insulare (Banks, 1901)

Scavenger, littoral zone, in litter or soil near beach; arid zone, litter, under roots of Bursera, humus; agricultural zone in litter under coffee trees; rarely up to 600 m on Santa Cruz; January-May

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Thysanura

Family
Lepismatidae

Genus
Heterolepisma

Species
insulare

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Heterolepisma intermedia

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Santa Cruz (Paclt, 1976).

References

  • Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
  • Paclt, J. (1976) Diploures et Thysanoures recoltés dans les îles Galápagos et en Ecuador par N. et J. Leleup. Mission zoologique belge aux îles Galápagos et en Ecuador (N. et J. Leleup, 1964-65) 3: 115-134.
  • Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.

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