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Holotrochus isabelae Hernandez & Outerelo, 1993

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Saprophagous; agriculture zone (Santo Tomas), at entrance to Cueva Sucre; April; perhaps a soil species.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Staphylinoidea

Family
Staphylinidae

Section
Osoriini

Genus
Holotrochus

Species
isabelae

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Isabela

References

  • Hernández, J.J. Outerelo, R. (1993) Holotrochus isabelae sp. n., a new Osoriini (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae: Osoriinae) from the Galapagos Islands. Elytron 7: 21-26.
  • 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, Holotrochus isabelae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11417. Accessed 1 November 2026.