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Gnatocerus cornutus (Fabricius, 1798)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea

Family
Tenebrionidae

Genus
Gnatocerus

Species
cornutus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Gnathocerus cornutus (Fabricius, 1798);

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1899

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Food contaminant

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

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"Galapagos Species Database, Gnatocerus cornutus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20257. Accessed 25 July 2025.