Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Bledius punctatissimus
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Herbivore on algae and diatoms; littoral and arid zones; March–May; burrowing in sand on seashores, and under stones, soil washing and at lights.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Staphylinoidea
Family
Staphylinidae
Section
Thinobiini
Genus
Bledius
Species
punctatissimus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Psamathobledius punctatissimus LeConte, 1877, fide Peck (2006)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Genovesa, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Coiffait, H. (1981) Contribution a la connaissance des Staphylinides de îles Galapagos (Coleoptera). Annls. Soc. ent. Fr. (N. S.) 17(3): 287-310.
- 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, Bledius punctatissimus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11419. Accessed 1 November 2026.