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Neoryctes williamsi Cook, Howden, & Peck, 1995

escarabajo, Scarab beetles

Herbivore, on humus or plant roots?; humid forest zone; January, March–May.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Scarabaeoidea

Family
Scarabaeidae

Section
Oryctini

Genus
Neoryctes

Species
williamsi

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Floreana

References

  • 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.
  • Cook, J. Howden, H.F. & Peck, S.B. (1995) The Galápagos Islands genus Neoryctes Arrow (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). The Canadian Entomologist 127: 177-193.
  • Lopez-Garcia, M. M. Gasca-Alvarez, H. J., Cave, R. D., & Amat-Garcia, G. (2016) An annotated checklist of the New World pentodontine scarab beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae: Pentodontini). Zootaxa, 4170(3), 491-509.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Neoryctes williamsi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11537. Accessed 21 August 2025.