Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Chorisoneura cristobalensis
cucaracha, Blind cockroach
Scavenger; in humid forest and Miconia litter and pampa zone from 500-700 m; February. The tegmina is reduced and the hind wings are vestigial. The species is probably a sister species to the above one.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Blattodea
Superfamily
Blaberoidea
Family
Blattellidae
Genus
Chorisoneura
Species
cristobalensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Peck, S.B. (1996) Diversity and distribution of the orthopteroid insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Canadian Journal of Zoology 74: 1497-1510.
- Peck, S.B. Roth, L.M. (1992) Cockroaches of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, with descriptions of three new species (Insecta: Blattodea). Canadian Journal of Zoology 70(12): 2202-2217.
- 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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"Galapagos Species Database, Chorisoneura cristobalensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=10360. Accessed 5 November 2026.