Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cis creberrimus
escarabajo
Fungivore; arid, transition, agricultural and humid forest zones; January–May; in Fomes, Polyporus or other woody fungi; in frass under bark, FIT, at lights.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea
Family
Ciidae
Genus
Cis
Species
creberrimus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- 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.
- Mellié, J. (1849) Monographie de l’ancien genre Cis des auteurs. Ann. Soc. entomol. Fr. (2e série). 6(2): 205–274, 313–396.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Cis creberrimus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5712. Accessed 17 May 2025.