Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ammophorus cooksoni
Escarabajo tenebriónido, Darkling beetle
Scavenger; littoral and arid zones; February–July, October; under stones, in litter, soil washing, at light.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea
Family
Tenebrionidae
Section
Nyctoporini
Genus
Ammophorus
Species
cooksoni
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: A. carolinensis Linell 1898: 264. Type in USNM: Galápagos; Charles Island (= Floreana). Acc. 21,999 USFC; Ammophorus caroli Linell, 1898 fide Peck (unpublished).
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana, Gardner at Floreana, San Cristóbal, Tortuga
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- 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.
- 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.
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