Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Dyscolus (Dyscolus) albemarli (Van Dyke, 1953)

Dyscolus albemarli Santa Cruz Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 3918) Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.
Dyscolus albemarli Santa Cruz Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 3918) Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Adephaga

Family
Carabidae

Genus
Dyscolus (Dyscolus)

Species
albemarli

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Platynus albemarli (Van Dyke, 1953);

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

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"Galapagos Species Database, Dyscolus (Dyscolus) albemarli", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20269. Accessed 5 November 2026.