Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Clavilispinus exiguus Erichson, 1840

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Saprophagous; arid to humid forest and agriculture zones; February–June; sifting rotted avocado logs, FIT, malaise, under bark, in leaf and fruit litter.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Staphylinoidea

Family
Staphylinidae

Section
Thoracophorini

Genus
Clavilispinus

Species
exiguus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Pseudolispinodes sericeus Coiffait, 1981: 309, fide Peck (2006)

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1985

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: On habitat material (soil, vegetation)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

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

Distribution: Española, Floreana, Isabela, Pinzón, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago

References

  • Coiffait, H. (1981) Contribution a la connaissance des Staphylinides de îles Galapagos (Coleoptera). Annls. Soc. ent. Fr. (N. S.) 17(3): 287-310.
  • 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.

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