Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ormiscus variegatus
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Herbivore (twig borer or in plant seeds?); littoral to pampa zones; January, July, September, October; sweeping, beating, in litter, soil washing, FIT, malaise, pan traps, pit traps, on Cryptocarpus pyriformis HBK.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Curculionoidea
Family
Anthribidae
Section
Zygaenodini
Genus
Ormiscus
Species
variegatus
Taxon category: Accepted
This species is highly variable in colour and pattern of setae, and this suggests the presence of a species complex. Wing dimorphism occurs at high elevations on Santa Cruz, where some individuals are flightless and others have normal wings. All specimens examined from Wolf Island are flightless.
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Baltra, Española, Floreana, Gardner at Española, Genovesa, Isabela, Pinta, Pinzón, Rábida, San Cristóbal, Santa Fé, Santiago, Plaza Sur, Santa Cruz, Wolf
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- Van Dyke, E.C. (1953) The Coleoptera of the Galapagos Islands. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 22: 1-181.
- Waterhouse, G.R. (1845) Descriptions of coleopterous insects collected by Charles Darwin, Esq., in the Galapagos Islands. Ann. Nat. Hist. 16: 19-41.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ormiscus variegatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6734. Accessed 13 June 2026.