Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Blapstinus morio
Escarabajo tenebriónido, Darkling beetle
Scavenger; littoral to transition zones; January–February, April–July, September–October; under rocks, pan traps, in litter.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea
Family
Tenebrionidae
Section
Opatrini
Genus
Blapstinus
Species
morio
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Pedonoeces morio Boheman, 1858, fide Peck (2006)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santiago, Santa Cruz
- Blair, K.G. (1933) Further Coleoptera from the Galapagos Archipelago. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 10, 11: 471-487.
- Boheman, C.H. (1858) Coleoptera, species novas descripsit. In: Virgin CA, editor. 1858. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring Jorden under befäl af C. A. Virgin, Zoologi.I. Insecta. Uppsala: Almovist & Wiksells Boktryckeri. p. 1–127.
- Kaszab, Z. (1970) Coleoptera, Tenebrionidae. Mission Zool. Belge aux îles Galapagos et en Ecuador (N. et J. Leleup, 1964-1965) 2: 183-210.
- Linell, M.L. (1898) On the coleopterous insects of the Galapagos Islands. Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus. 21(1143): 249-268.
- 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.
- Mutchler, A.J. (1925) Coleoptera. From the Williams Galapagos Expedition. Zoologica 5(20): 219-240.
- 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 morio", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5607. Accessed 30 October 2026.