Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Lithocharis jeannae
escarabajo
Predator; arid to humid forest zone; May, October–December; at lights, sifting under Opuntia.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Staphylinoidea
Family
Staphylinidae
Section
Paederini
Genus
Lithocharis
Species
jeannae
Taxon category: Accepted
Study of material is necessary to determine if this is a valid species separable from L. ochracea.
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santa Cruz
- Coiffait, H. (1981) Contribution a la connaissance des Staphylinides de îles Galapagos (Coleoptera). Annls. Soc. ent. Fr. (N. S.) 17(3): 287-310.
- 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, Lithocharis jeannae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11444. Accessed 15 December 2025.