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Ablechrus flavipes Waterhouse, 1877

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Ablechrus flavipes Alcedo Volcano, Isabela. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 5995) Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.
Ablechrus flavipes Alcedo Volcano, Isabela. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 5995) Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.

Predator; arid and humid forest zones; February, March, May–June; sweeping, FIT.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Cleroidea

Family
Melyridae

Section
Malachiini

Genus
Ablechrus

Species
flavipes

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: A. darwinii C. Waterhouse, 1877: 81 (lapsus)

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Isabela, Pinzón, Santa Cruz, Santiago

References

  • Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
  • Mutchler, A.J. (1925) Coleoptera. From the Williams Galapagos Expedition. Zoologica 5(20): 219-240.
  • Peck, S.B. (2006) The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (Insecta: Coleoptera) NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 314 pp.
  • Peck, S.B. Kukalová-Peck, J. (1990) Origin and biogeography of the beetles (Coleoptera) of the Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Can. J. Zool. 68(8): 1617-1638.
  • Smith, E.A. (1877) Mollusca. In: Günther, A.: Account of the zoological collections made during the visit of H.M.S. "Petrel" to the Galapagos Islands. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London (1877): 69-73, 91-93.
  • Van Dyke, E.C. (1953) The Coleoptera of the Galapagos Islands. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 22: 1-181.
  • Waterhouse, C. (1877) Coleoptera. In: Günther A, editor. 1877. Account of the zoological collection made during the visit of the H.M.S. “Peterel” to the Galápagos Islands, VII. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London.p. 77–82.
  • Wittmer, W. Peck, S.B. (1993) Cantharidae and Malachiidae of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. The Coleopterists Bulletin 47(1): 77-81.

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