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Mallodon chevrolatii galapagoensis (Mutchler,1938)

Escarabajo gigante de cuernos largos de Galápagos, Galapagos Giant Long-Horned Beetle

Mallodon chevrolatii galapagoensis Santa Cruz Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 9253). Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024. — *Mallodon chevrolatii galapagoensis* Santa Cruz Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 9253). Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Family
Cerambycidae

Genus
Mallodon

Species
chevrolatii

Subspecies
galapagoensis

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Stenodontes molarius galapagoensis Mutchler, 1938;

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Santa Cruz

References

Monné, M.A (2021) Catalogue of the Cerambycidae (Coleoptera) of the Neotropical Region. Part III. Subfamilies Lepturinae, Necydalinae, Parandrinae, Spondylidinae and Families Oxypeltidae, Vesperidae and Disteniidae. Https://cerambycids.com/catalog/

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