Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Baeocera galapagoensis
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Fungivore; arid to pampa zones; January–July; sifting litter, FIT, soil washing, in carrion and dung. This species occurs in large numbers in epiphytic moss and in leaf litter in the evergreen shrub and humid forest zones of San Cristóbal and Santa Cruz; occasionally found on fleshy fungi or mushrooms.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Staphylinoidea
Family
Staphylinidae
Section
Scaphisomatini
Genus
Baeocera
Species
galapagoensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Bartolomé, Española, Fernandina, Floreana, Gardner at Española, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Pinzón, Plaza Sur, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Santiago, Wolf
- Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
- Löbl, I. (1977) Baeocera galapagoensis nov. spec. a new scaphidiid beetle from the Galapagos Islands (Coleoptera, Scaphidiidae). Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 12(4): 249-252.
- 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, Baeocera galapagoensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5584. Accessed 31 October 2026.