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Eretes sticticus (Linnaeus, 1767)

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Aquatic predator; littoral to pampa zone; January-July, October; in brackish coastal and upland freshwater pools, at lights, FIT, bottle traps.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Adephaga

Family
Dytiscidae

Section
Eretini

Genus
Eretes

Species
sticticus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Eunectes occidentalis

Origin: Native

Distribution

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

Distribution: Española, Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé

References

  • Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
  • Gerecke, R. Peck, S.B. & Pehofer, H.E. (1995) The invertebrate fauna of the inland waters of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador) - a limnological and zoogeographical summary. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Suppl. 107(2): 113-147.
  • Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
  • Mutchler, A.J. (1925) Coleoptera. From the Williams Galapagos Expedition. Zoologica 5(20): 219-240.
  • Peck, S.B. Balke, M. (1993) A synopsis of the Dytiscidae of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, with a decription of Rhantus galapagoensis sp. nov. (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae). The Canadian Entomologist 125: 259-266.
  • 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.
  • Van Dyke, E.C. (1953) The Coleoptera of the Galapagos Islands. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 22: 1-181.

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