Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Sapintus sp. nov.
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Scavenger, littoral zone, on rocks at rocky shore; January.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea
Family
Anthicidae
Section
Anthicini
Genus
Sapintus
Species
sp. nov.
Taxon category: New to Science
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Fernandina
- Nowak, J.B. (1985) Regeneration of the Vegetation in the burned areas of Sierra Negra, Isabela Island Annual Report 1986-1987. Charles Darwin Research Station.Pg 37-40
- Peck, S.B. (1993) New beetle records from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Coleoptera). Coleopterists Bull. 47(2): 151-157.
- 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, Sapintus sp. nov.", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12032. Accessed 31 October 2026.