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Homoconnus galapagoensis Franz, 1978

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Predator; humid forest zone; May; sifting litter near summit.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Staphylinoidea

Family
Scydmaenidae

Section
Cyrtoscydmini

Genus
Homoconnus

Species
galapagoensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Santiago

References

  • Franz, H. (1978) Erster Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Bodenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Entomol. Blätter 74(1-2): 55-66.
  • Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
  • 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.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Homoconnus galapagoensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11322. Accessed 1 November 2026.