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Bactridium insularis Van Dyke, 1953

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Bactridium insularis Santa Cruz Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 6239) Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.
Bactridium insularis Santa Cruz Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 6239) Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.

Predator?; littoral to pampa zones; January–July, November; beating burned trees, in rotting Inga pods, FIT, pit traps, at lights.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Cucujoidea

Family
Monotomidae

Section
Europini

Genus
Bactridium

Species
insularis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Isabela, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz

References

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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