Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Olla lacrimosa
Mariquita, Ladybird beetle
Predator, arid to pampa zones; April–June; sweeping.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Cucujoidea
Family
Coccinellidae
Section
Coccinellini
Genus
Olla
Species
lacrimosa
Taxon category: Accepted
This and Olla hageni are sister species, representing a single colonization of the Galápagos by the ancestor of O. v-nigrum.
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela
- 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.
- Vandenberg, N.J. (2004) Contributions to the knowledge of Olla Casey (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae: Coccinellini): new species from the Galápagos Islands, updates on the distribution of O. v-nigrum (Mulsant). Proc. Entomol. Soc. Wash. 106: 619–626.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Olla lacrimosa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6723. Accessed 3 November 2026.