Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Hypothenemus columbi
escarabajo
Herbivore, in wood; arid to humid forest zones; February–July; FITs and malaise traps, in litter; attacks injured or broken branches.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Curculionoidea
Family
Curculionidae
Section
Dryocoetini
Genus
Hypothenemus
Species
columbi
Taxon category: Accepted
In Peck & Kukalová (1990) as Hypothenemus cylindricus, fide Peck (2006)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Española, Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Marchena, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz
- Bright, D.E. Peck, S.B. (1998) Scolytidae from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, with Descriptions of Four New Species, New Distribution Records, and a Key to Species (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Koleopterol. Rundschau 68: 233-252.
- 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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Hypothenemus columbi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6516. Accessed 4 June 2026.