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.

Taxonomy

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

Distribution

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

Distribution: Fernandina

References

  • 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. (2006) The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (Insecta: Coleoptera) NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 314 pp.
  • Peck, S.B. (1993) New beetle records from the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Coleoptera). Coleopterists Bull. 47(2): 151-157.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Sapintus sp. nov.", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12032. Accessed 4 June 2026.