Galapagos Species Database
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Euvira scalesiai
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Predator; humid zone forests; April–May; sweeping and trapping in moist forest vegetation.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Staphylinoidea
Family
Staphylinidae
Section
Placusini
Genus
Euvira
Species
scalesiai
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santa Cruz
- Klimaszewski, J. Peck, S.B. (1998) A Review of Aleocharine rove beetles from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 105(2): 221-260.
- 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, Euvira scalesiai", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11338. Accessed 2 November 2026.