Galapagos Species Database
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Acrotona pseudoclaudiensis
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Predator; littoral to pampa and agriculture zones; February–July; in many kinds of decomposing organic materials.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Staphylinoidea
Family
Staphylinidae
Section
Athetini
Genus
Acrotona
Species
pseudoclaudiensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Atheta pseudoclaudiensis Pace, 1985, fide Peck (2006)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz
- Klimaszewski, J. Peck, S.B. (1998) A Review of Aleocharine rove beetles from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 105(2): 221-260.
- 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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Acrotona pseudoclaudiensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5493. Accessed 5 November 2026.