Galapagos Species Database

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

Mastogenius cuneaticollis Van Dyke, 1953

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Herbivore, stem miner?; arid and transition zones; January, May–July, December; FIT and sweeping.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Buprestoidea

Family
Buprestidae

Section
Mastogeniini

Genus
Mastogenius

Species
cuneaticollis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Isabela, Pinzón, Santa Cruz, Santiago

References

  • Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
  • 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.
  • Van Dyke, E.C. (1953) The Coleoptera of the Galapagos Islands. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 22: 1-181.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Mastogenius cuneaticollis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11538. Accessed 13 June 2026.