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Diomus anthony Gordon, 1999

Mariquita, Ladybird Beetle

Diomus anthony Gordon 1999 (ICCDRS 6545) Photo: Ashley Sheridan, CDF, 2011.
Diomus anthony Gordon 1999 (ICCDRS 6545) Photo: Ashley Sheridan, CDF, 2011.

Predator on scale insects?; littoral to pampa zones; January–June; in backbeach litter, FIT, pit traps.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Cucujoidea

Family
Coccinellidae

Section
Diomini

Genus
Diomus

Species
anthony

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, Santa Cruz

References

  • 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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