Galapagos Species Database
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Xyleborinus gracilis
Escarabajo
Herbivore, feeding on fungi in wood; arid zone?; January; breeds in logs or branches.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Curculionoidea
Family
Curculionidae
Section
Dryocoetini
Genus
Xyleborinus
Species
gracilis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Xyleborus gracilis Eichoff, 1868, fide Peck (2006)
Origin: Introduced - not established
Year of first record: 1934
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: In wood/construction material
Introduced status: Historic record only
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana
- Bright, D.E. Peck, S.B. (1998) Scolytidae from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, with Descriptions of Four New Species, New Distribution Records, and a Key to Species (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Koleopterol. Rundschau 68: 233-252.
- Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
- 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, Xyleborinus gracilis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12090. Accessed 3 November 2026.