Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Megacerus minusculus
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Herbivore; arid and transition zones; March–June; malaise and night beating. Host plants: unknown but other species in the genus are only associated with species of Convolvulaceae.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Chrysomeloidea
Family
Bruchidae
Section
Megacerini
Genus
Megacerus
Species
minusculus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Española, Marchena, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Amarillo-Suarez Angela R.,Camacho-Erazo, Mariana, Morse, Geoffrey, Rueda, Danny, and Herrera, Henri W. (2020) New Distribution Records and Host Plant Associations of Bruchinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in the Galapagos Islands, with a Revised Checklist of Species and their Associated Host Plants The Coleopterists Bulletin, 74(4): 719–723.
- Kingsolver, J.M. Ribeiro-Costa, C.S. (2001) Bruchidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Galápagos Islands with new host and locality records, new synonyms, and descriptions of two new species. Insecta Mundi 15: 19–30.
- 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.
- Pic, M. (1934) Mélanges exotico-entomologiques. Nouveautés diverses. 63: 1–30.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Megacerus minusculus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6606. Accessed 1 November 2026.