Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Nacaeus galapagosus
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Saprophagous; arid to humid forest and agriculture zones; April–June; sifting avocado grove litter, malaise, at lights, rotting Opuntia trunk.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Staphylinoidea
Family
Staphylinidae
Section
Thoracophorini
Genus
Nacaeus
Species
galapagosus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Pseudolispinodes galapagoensis Coiffait, 1981, fide Peck (2006)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- 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.
- Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
- Coiffait, H. (1981) Contribution a la connaissance des Staphylinides de îles Galapagos (Coleoptera). Annls. Soc. ent. Fr. (N. S.) 17(3): 287-310.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Nacaeus galapagosus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6658. Accessed 19 June 2025.