Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Bradycellus insularis
escarabajo
Omnivore?; arid to pampa zones; February-March, May-July, September-November; at lights, in moist litter, rotting logs, FIT, pit and bottle traps.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Adephaga
Family
Carabidae
Section
Harpalini
Genus
Bradycellus
Species
insularis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Bradycellus galapagorum galapagorum, B. galapagorum santiagoensis, B. isabelanus. Re-examination of the type material of Franz (1985) (Desender, in prep.) does not support the validity of the above names, which are therefore here proposed as new synonyms for the variable species B. insularis.
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: San Cristóbal
- Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
- 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.
- Reichardt, H. (1976) A contribution to the knowledge of the carabidae of the Galápagos islands (Coleoptera). Mission zoologique belge aux iles Galapagos et en Ecuador (N. et J. Leleup, 1964-1965) 3: 177-222.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Bradycellus insularis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5624. Accessed 4 April 2026.