Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Diochus cristobalensis Coiffait, 1981

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Predator; humid forest and pampa zone; May–June; sifting.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Staphylinoidea 

Family
Staphylinidae

Section
Diochini

Genus
Diochus

Species
cristobalensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Described from only one male.

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: San Cristóbal

References

  • 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, Diochus cristobalensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11462. Accessed 4 June 2026.