Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Sinoxylon unidentatum
Escarabajo
Scavenger as borer in wood, and recorded to damage lead cables in Hawaii (Fisher 1950); arid zone; April; UV light.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Bostrichoidea
Family
Bostrichidae
Genus
Sinoxylon
Species
unidentatum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Sinoxylon conigerum Gerstäcker, 1855; Syn.: Sinoxylon conigerum Gerstäcker, 1855 fide Roskov et al. (2013)
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1996
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Wood/construction material
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana
- 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. Heraty, J., Landry, B. & Sinclair, B.J. (1998) Introduced insect fauna of an oceanic archipelago: The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Am. Entomol. 44: 218-237.
- Roskov Y. Kunze T., Paglinawan L., Orrell T., Nicolson D., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Hernandez F., De Wever A., (eds.) (2013) Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life, 2013 Annual Checklist Digital resource at www.catalogueoflife.org/annual-checklist/2013/. Species 2000: Reading, UK
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"Galapagos Species Database, Sinoxylon unidentatum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17979. Accessed 16 June 2025.