Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Scolothrips sexmaculatus (Pergande, 1890)

A predator on spider mites, in litter in pampa zone; March.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Thysanoptera

Suborder
Terebrantia

Family
Thripidae

Genus
Scolothrips

Species
sexmaculatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Pinzón.

References

  • Hoddle, M.S. Mound, L.A. (2011) Thysanoptera of the Galápagos Islands. Pacific Science, 65(4): 507-514.
  • 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, Scolothrips sexmaculatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=10511. Accessed 5 November 2026.