Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pitnus galapagoensis galapagoensis
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Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Bostrichoidea
Family
Ptinidae
Genus
Pitnus
Species
galapagoensis
Subspecies
galapagoensis
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Nitpus galapagoensis Franz, 1985, fide Peck (unpublished)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santa Fé
- 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. (2006) The Beetles of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity (Insecta: Coleoptera) NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. 314 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Pitnus galapagoensis galapagoensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6811. Accessed 1 November 2026.