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Zagreus cornejoi González and Almeida, 2017

Mariquita, Ladybird Beetle

Elytra is orange brown with three irregular transverse black stripes with variations between individuals.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Cucujoidea

Family
Coccinellidae

Section
Chilocorini

Genus
Zagreus

Species
cornejoi

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

Distribution: San Cristobal

References

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, Zagreus cornejoi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25467. Accessed 5 November 2026.