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Pitnus galapagoensis lapidicola Belles, 1992

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Scavenger on dry matter; littoral-arid zone; February–June; in litter under shrubs and under spray-moistened bushes, recovered mostly by soil washing.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Bostrichoidea

Family
Ptinidae

Genus
Pitnus

Species
galapagoensis

Subspecies
lapidicola

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Española, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Rábida, San Cristóbal, 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, Pitnus galapagoensis lapidicola", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11786. Accessed 3 November 2026.