Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Calloeneis sp.
Mariquita, Ladybird Beetle
This species was found in permanent crops of coffee and guava.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Cucujoidea
Family
Coccinellidae
Section
Cryptognathini
Genus
Calloeneis
Species
sp.
Taxon category: Accepted
To determine the species, it is necessary to examine genitalia and color variation.
- Peñaherrera-Romero, E. Guerrero-Campoverde, A., Rueda-Rodríguez, M.P., Dávila-Játiva, M., Die-Morejón, D., Domínguez-Trujillo, M., Guerrero-Molina, T.,Vélez-Darquea, E., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F (2024) Ladybird Beetle Diversity in Natural and Human-Modified Habitats in the San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. Insects, 15, 725. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090725
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"Galapagos Species Database, Calloeneis sp.", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25459. Accessed 4 June 2026.