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Blapstinus desenderi Schatz, 1994

Escarabajo tenebriónido, Darkling beetle

Blapstinus desenderi Sierra Negra Volcano, Isabela. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 8600) Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.
Blapstinus desenderi Sierra Negra Volcano, Isabela. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 8600) Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.

Scavenger; littoral to pampa zones (1300 m); February–March, May–June, in grass roots, litter, under rocks, pit and bottle traps, soil washing.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea

Family
Tenebrionidae

Section
Opatrini

Genus
Blapstinus

Species
desenderi

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé

References

  • 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.
  • Schatz, I. (1994) Blapstinus desenderi sp. nov. from the Galapagos Islands (Ecuador) (Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae). Entomofauna 15(36): 417-424.

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