Galapagos Species Database
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Delphastus sp.
Mariquita, Ladybird Beetle
Species of this genus show oblong and slightly convex black or very dark brown bodies.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Cucujoidea
Family
Coccinellidae
Section
Sticholotidini
Genus
Delphastus
Species
sp.
Taxon category: Accepted
- 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, Delphastus sp.", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25469. Accessed 27 August 2025.