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Blapstinus lugubris (Boheman, 1858)

Escarabajo tenebriónido, Darkling beetle

Blapstinus lugubris Santa Fe Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 8641). Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.
Blapstinus lugubris Santa Fe Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 8641). Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.

Scavenger; littoral to transition zones; January–June, September–December; at lights, pan traps, in litter.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea

Family
Tenebrionidae

Section
Opatrini

Genus
Blapstinus

Species
lugubris

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Pedonoeces lugubris Boheman, 1858, fide Peck (2006)

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Eden, Española, Isabela, Pinta, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Plaza Sur

References

  • Blair, K.G. (1933) Further Coleoptera from the Galapagos Archipelago. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 10, 11: 471-487.
  • Finston, T.L. Peck, P.B. & Perry, R.B. (1997) Population density and dispersal ability in Darwin's darklings: fligtless beetles of the Galapagos island. Pan-pacific Entomologist 73(2): 110-121.
  • Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
  • Kaszab, Z. (1970) Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae. Mission Zool. Belge aux îles Galapagos et en Ecuador (N. et J. Leleup, 1964-1965) 2: 183-210.
  • 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.
  • Mutchler, A.J. (1938) Coleoptera from the Galapagos Islands. American Museum Novitates 981: 1-19.
  • 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 lugubris", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5606. Accessed 31 October 2026.