Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ceracis cucullatus
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Fungivore; arid to humid forest zones; January–July; in Fomes, Polyporus or other woody fungi, horse dung, fruit baits, FIT.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea
Family
Ciidae
Genus
Ceracis
Species
cucullatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Santiago
- Peck, S.B. Kukalová-Peck, J. (1990) Origin and biogeography of the beetles (Coleoptera) of the Galápagos Archipelago, Ecuador. Can. J. Zool. 68(8): 1617-1638.
- 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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ceracis cucullatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5671. Accessed 5 November 2026.