Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Aulonium bidentatum
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Fungivore?; arid to humid forest zones; January–July, September; beating burned trees; on Pisonia floribunda Hook. f.; at lights, in frass under bark, sifting litter, malaise, FIT.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea
Family
Zopheridae
Section
Colydiini
Genus
Aulonium
Species
bidentatum
Taxon category: Accepted
In Franz (1985: 90) misidentified as A. belti Sharp, 1894, fide Peck (2006)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela, Pinta, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
- 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.
- 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, Aulonium bidentatum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5580. Accessed 1 November 2026.