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Bythinoplectus peregrinus peregrinus Schuster & Grigarick, 1966

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Predator; arid to pampa zones; February–June, November, December; sifting litter, FIT, carrion traps.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Staphylinoidea

Family
Staphylinidae

Section
Bythinoplectini

Genus
Bythinoplectus

Species
peregrinus

Subspecies
peregrinus

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Bythinoplectus peregrinus similis, B. p. santiagoensis, B. p. isabelae, B. p. pintae, B. p. cristobalensis. This last name was retained as a valid subspecies by Coulon (1992), and all other names were synonomized under the nominal subspecies.

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Española, Fernandina, Isabela, Marchina, Pinta, Pinzón, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago

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.
  • Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
  • Franz, H. (1978) Erster Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Bodenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Entomol. Blätter 74(1-2): 55-66.
  • Schuster, R.O. Grigarick, A.A. (1966) A pselaphid beetle from the Galápagos Islands (Coleoptera: Pselaphidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 79: 53-56.
  • Coulon, G. (1992) Spéciation et insularité: le piège des îles Galapagos. Mém. Soc. R. belge Ent. 35: 605-612.

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