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Holoparamecus franzi Rücker, 1985

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Fungivores on molds? transition to pampa zones; February–June; sifted from rotten tree trunk, in litter, carrion, cow dung, FIT.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Cucujoidea

Family
Endomychidae

Section
Holoparamecini

Genus
Holoparamecus

Species
franzi

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, San Cristóbal

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.
  • Peck, S.B. (1990) Eyeless arthropods of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador: Composition and origin of the cryptozoic fauna of a young, tropical, oceanic archipelago. Biotropica 22(4): 366-381.
  • Peck, S.B. Roth, L.M. (1992) Cockroaches of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, with descriptions of three new species (Insecta: Blattodea). Canadian Journal of Zoology 70(12): 2202-2217.
  • 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.
  • Rücker, H.W. (1985) Neue Arten der Gattung Holoparamecus Curtis aus Indonesien und Südamerika (Coleoptera: Merophysiidae) Entomologische Blätter, 81, 166–170.
  • Shockley, F. W. Tomaszewska, K. W., & McHugh, J. V. (2009) An annotated checklist of the handsome fungus beetles of the world (Coleoptera: Cucujoidea: Endomychidae). Zootaxa 1999: 1–113

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