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Carphina arcifera Bates, 1872

Escarabajo

Scavenger. This record is based on only one specimen (Peck 2006)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Chrysomeloidea

Family
Cerambycidae

Section
Acanthocinini

Genus
Carphina

Species
arcifera

Taxon category: Accepted

Specimen in MZSP, identification by U.R. Martins, Museum of Zoology, University of Sào Paulo, Brasil

Origin: Introduced - not established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1989

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: In wood/construction material

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

  • Linsley, E.G. Chemsak, J.A. (1966) Cerambycidae of the Galápagos Islands. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., 4th ser., 33(8): 197-235.
  • 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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