Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Cryptolestes uncicornis
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Fungivore; arid to humid forest zones; January–March, June–July; found under bark of hardwood logs and at ultraviolet light traps; probably fungivorous on ascomycetes (M.C. Thomas, in litt.); FIT, beating, at lights.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Cucujoidea
Family
Laemophloeidae
Genus
Cryptolestes
Species
uncicornis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela, Marchena, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, 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, Cryptolestes uncicornis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5756. Accessed 9 June 2026.