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Vacusus vicinus (LaFerté-Sénectère, 1849)

Ant-like flower beetle

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea

Family
Anthicidae

Genus
Vacusus

Species
vicinus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - not established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2016

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, Vacusus vicinus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25238. Accessed 5 November 2026.