Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Home Research Hub dataZone Galapagos Species Database

Lissohypnus pecki Bordoni, 2004

escarabajo

Predator; arid to pampa and agriculture zones; February–July; at lights, FIT, in bait traps, pan traps, litter.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Staphylinoidea

Family
Staphylinidae

Section
Xantholinini

Genus
Lissohypnus

Species
pecki

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Lissohypnus texanus Casey, 1906, fide Peck (2006)

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Bartolomé, Española, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Pinzón, Rábida, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Seymour

References

  • Bordoni, A. (2004) Xantholinini dell’Archipelago delle Galápagos, Ecuador (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae). Fragm Entomol. 36: 43–56.
  • Coiffait, H. (1981) Contribution a la connaissance des Staphylinides de îles Galapagos (Coleoptera). Annls. Soc. ent. Fr. (N. S.) 17(3): 287-310.
  • 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. (2006) The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (Insecta: Coleoptera) NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 314 pp.

You are welcome to download and use the information found in this page, acknowledging its source.

This page should be cited as follows:

"Galapagos Species Database, Lissohypnus pecki", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6581. Accessed 2 November 2026.