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Tachys erwini Reichardt, 1976

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Predator on insects; in salt marshes in littoral and arid zones (Desender et al., 1988 ecology); January-March, May, December; at lights, beating, litter washing, cormorant nest sifting.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Adephaga

Family
Carabidae

Section
Bembidiini

Genus
Tachys

Species
erwini

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Darwin, Fernandina, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Pinta, Pinzón, Santa Cruz, Seymour, Santa Fé, Wolf

References

  • Desender, K. Baert, L. & Maelfait, J.-P. (1989) Contribution to the knowledge of the Carabid beetles of Galápagos (Ecuador). Entomologie 58: 55-65.
  • Desender, K. Baert, L. & Maelfait, J.-P. (1990) Carabid beetles (Coleoptera, Carabidae) of Galápagos (Ecuador) collected during the Belgian 1988-expedition. Bulletin van het Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, Entomologie 60: 49-54.
  • Desender, K. Baert L. & Maelfait J.-P. (1988) Distribution and flight activity of carabid beetles genus Tachys in the Galapagos archipelago. Noticias de Galápagos 46: 20-25.
  • Desender, K. Baert, L. & Maelfait, J.P. (1988) Carabid Beetles of Galápagos. Unpublished Manuscript.
  • Peck, S.B. (2006) The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (Insecta: Coleoptera) NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 314 pp.
  • Reichardt, H. (1976) A contribution to the knowledge of the carabidae of the Galápagos islands (Coleoptera). Mission zoologique belge aux iles Galapagos et en Ecuador (N. et J. Leleup, 1964-1965) 3: 177-222.

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