Galapagos Species Database
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Metophthalmus nodosus
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Fungivore on molds?; littoral to evergreen shrub zones; January–July; in upper beach and mangrove litter, carrion baits, litter in bird rookeries, FIT, in humid forest stems, dung, carrion, pit traps.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Cucujoidea
Family
Latridiidae
Genus
Metophthalmus
Species
nodosus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Española, Floreana, Gardner at Española, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, Pinzón, Santa Cruz, Santa Fé, Santiago, Plaza Sur
- 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. 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.
- Rücker, H.W. (1984) Metophthalmus nodosus sp. n. (Coleoptera: Lathridiidae) von den Galápagos-Inseln. Entomol. Blätter, 79(2-3): 176-178.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Metophthalmus nodosus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6632. Accessed 8 June 2026.