Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Hypothenemus californicus
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Herbivore, in wood; arid to humid zone forest; February–July; FITs and UV lights; feeding in a variety of host plants in other parts of the world.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Curculionoidea
Family
Curculionidae
Section
Dryocoetini
Genus
Hypothenemus
Species
californicus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1988
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Española, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz
- 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.
- 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, Hypothenemus californicus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=12092. Accessed 3 November 2026.