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Oryzaephilus mercator (Fauvel, 1889)

Gorgojo de grano, Merchant grain beetle

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Cucujoidea

Family
Silvanidae

Genus
Oryzaephilus

Species
mercator

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - not established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2013

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on airplanes

Introduced status: Intercepted

References

Agencia de Regulación y Control de la Bioseguridad y Cuarentena para Galápagos (2017) Especies identificadas en medios de transporte. Compilado por M. Mejia & M. Ramos

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"Galapagos Species Database, Oryzaephilus mercator", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25229. Accessed 5 November 2026.