Galapagos Species Database

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Pitnus pintae pintae (Franz, 1985)

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Pitnus pintae pintae (Franz 1985) (ICCDRS 5820) Photo: Ashley Sheridan, CDF, 2011.
Pitnus pintae pintae (Franz 1985) (ICCDRS 5820) Photo: Ashley Sheridan, CDF, 2011.

From under vegetation in littoral zone; May.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Bostrichoidea

Family
Ptinidae

Genus
Pitnus

Species
pintae

Subspecies
pintae

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Known only from the holotype specimen.

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Pinta

References

  • 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 pintae pintae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6812. Accessed 1 November 2026.