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Mexico litoralis Spilman, 1972

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Herbivore, possibly feeding on algae; littoral zone; by spraying wave-splashed sea cliff, 1 km E CDRS on Santa Cruz; Fernandina specimen possibly from mud flats, or in mangrove area; May. Larvae may live in wet sand. The adults jump.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Byrrhoidea

Family
Limnichidae

Genus
Mexico

Species
litoralis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

Distribution: Fernandina, Santa Cruz

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.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Mexico litoralis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11551. Accessed 3 November 2026.