Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Platytomus darwini
escarabajo
Scavenger in humus?; littoral to arid forest zones; May; at lights, in litter.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Scarabaeoidea
Family
Scarabaeidae
Section
Psammodiini
Genus
Platytomus
Species
darwini
Taxon category: Accepted
Its closest relative is Platytomus gregalis of Colombia. Syn.: Diastichus darwini Cartwright, 1970, fide Peck (2006)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Darwin, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Plaza Sur, Wolf
- Cook, J. Peck S.B. (2000) Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Galápagos Islands. The Canadian Entomologist 132: 281-300.
- Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
- Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
- 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, Platytomus darwini", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11534. Accessed 5 June 2026.