Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Blapstinus darwini
Escarabajo tenebriónido, Darkling beetle
Scavenger; littoral and arid zones; March, June, August, December; soil washing, in litter.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea
Family
Tenebrionidae
Section
Opatrini
Genus
Blapstinus
Species
darwini
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Pedonoeces opacus Van Dyke, 1953, fide Peck (2006)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Bartolomé, Rábida, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Aalbu, R.L Triplehorn, C.A. (1991) Pedonoeces G.R. Waterhouse equals Blapstinus Sturm: Relavant Name Changes for California and Galápagos Island Species and New Insular Species from Mexico (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). The Coleopterists Bull. 45(2): 169-175.
- Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
- 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. (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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"Galapagos Species Database, Blapstinus darwini", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5603. Accessed 1 November 2026.