Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Aeolus galapagoensis
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Adults omnivorous, larvae carnivorous; arid to pampa zone; May-June, September, November.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Elateroidea
Family
Elateridae
Section
Oophorini
Genus
Aeolus
Species
galapagoensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Aeolus fuscatus Steinheil 1875: 125, of Mutchler 1938: 4 (error); Van Dyke 1953: 54 (error), fide Peck (2006); Grammophorus galapagoensis Van Dyke, 1953, fide Peck (unpublished)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana, Pinzón, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- 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. (1938) Coleoptera from the Galapagos Islands. American Museum Novitates 981: 1-19.
- 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.
- Van Dyke, E.C. (1953) The Coleoptera of the Galapagos Islands. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 22: 1-181.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Aeolus galapagoensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5498. Accessed 3 November 2026.