Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Carcinops galapagoensis
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Predator; arid zone; February, May–September; in rotting Opuntia, FIT.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Histeroidea
Family
Histeridae
Section
Paromalini
Genus
Carcinops
Species
galapagoensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Baltra, Genovesa, Pinta, Rábida, Santa Cruz
- 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.
- 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.
- Wenzel, R.L. (1976) Histeridae (Coleoptera) from Ecuador. Mission zoologique belge îles Galapagos et en Ecuador (N. et J. Leleup, 1964-1965) 3: 233-266.
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