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Aegomorphus galapagoensis vonhageni (Mutchler, 1938)

Escarabajo

Scavenger; arid to pampa zones; January–December; at lights; malaise, FIT, dung-baited pan trap. Host plant: Scalesia affinis Hook. f.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Chrysomeloidea

Family
Cerambycidae

Genus
Aegomorphus

Species
galapagoensis

Subspecies
vonhageni

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Acanthoderes galapagoensis vonhageni Mutchler, 1938;

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

References

  • Santos-Silva, A., Botero, J. P., & Wappes, J. E. (2020) Neotropical Acanthoderini (Coleoptera, Cerambycidae, Lamiinae): Synonymies and new status in some genera, new species, transferences and new distributional records. Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 60.

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