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Euspilotus nigritus (Blanchard, 1842)

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Predator; arid to pampa zone; January–July; at carrion and dung, FIT.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Histeroidea

Family
Histeridae

Genus
Euspilotus

Species
nigritus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Saprinus modestior Van Dyke, 1953, fide Peck (2006)

Origin: Cryptogenic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Española, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Pinta, Santa Cruz, Santiago

References

  • Blanchard, E. (1842) Insectes. In: d'Orbigny A, editor. Voyage dans l'Amérique méridionale. Paris: Chez Pitois-Levrault
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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