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Fallia galapagana John, 1959

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Fallia galapagana Santa Cruz Island.Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 6432). Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.
Fallia galapagana Santa Cruz Island.Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 6432). Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.

Fungivore?; arid to evergreen shrub zones; March–May, July; in rotted wood, FIT, leaf litter, under bark, on Fomes fungus, March–May, at lights.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Cucujoidea

Family
Discolomatidae

Genus
Fallia

Species
galapagana

Taxon category: Accepted

Lawrence and Newton (1995) point out that "The grammatically correct spellings of the family and nominotypical subfamily names are Discolomatidae and -inae, respectively, not Discolomidae and -inae

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Fernandina, Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santiago

References

  • 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. (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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