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Ataenius floreanae Cook & Peck, 2000

escarabajo, Beetle

Ataenius floreanae Cook & Peck, 2000 in the Invertebrates Collection (ICCDRS 46809). Photo: ICCDRS Collection.
Ataenius floreanae Cook & Peck, 2000 in the Invertebrates Collection (ICCDRS 46809). Photo: ICCDRS Collection.

Scavenger on litter and dung; transition to humid forest zone; March–May; in cow dung, at lights, FIT.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Scarabaeoidea

Family
Scarabaeidae

Section
Eupariini

Genus
Ataenius

Species
floreanae

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Floreana

References

  • Betancourt-Cargua, L. Román, A.C., Vilema-Ramos, B., Pinto C. M (2024) First catalog (1964–2024) of type insects in the Invertebrates Collection of the Charles Darwin Research Station (ICCDRS), Galápagos Islands—Ecuador Zootaxa 5551 (3): 479–511
  • Cook, J. Peck S.B. (2000) Aphodiinae (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) of the Galápagos Islands. The Canadian Entomologist 132: 281-300.
  • 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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