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Murmidius ovalis (Beck, 1817)

Escarabajo

Scavenger, agricultural zone; March; usually associated with stored products. Record based on one specimen only, from the Horneman farm (collected in 1964, in CMNC), so perhaps it is not established (Peck 2006).

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Cucujoidea

Family
Cerylonidae

Genus
Murmidius

Species
ovalis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - not established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1964

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Food contaminant

Introduced status: Historic record only

Distribution

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

Distribution: 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, Murmidius ovalis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11670. Accessed 3 November 2026.