Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Dallasiellus murinus
Phytophagous on plant roots; littoral to pampa and agriculture zone; at lights, in litter, in cave; January-December.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Heteroptera
Superfamily
Pentatomoidea
Family
Cydnidae
Section
Geotomini
Genus
Dallasiellus
Species
murinus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- Peck, S.B. Kukalova-Peck J. (1986) Preliminary summary of the subterranean fauna of the galapagos islands, Ecuador. Part II. The insects, evolution, and biogeography. Proc. 9th Intnl. Congr. Speleology, Barcelona 2: 166-169.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Dallasiellus murinus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5781. Accessed 17 June 2025.