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Pseudopentarthrum glabrum (Van Dyke, 1953)

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Pseudopentarthrum glabrum Española Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 10019). Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024. — *Pseudopentarthrum glabrum* Española Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 10019). Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.

Scavenger; littoral to arid zones; January, June, September; seabird rookery litter and Opuntia litter.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Curculionoidea

Family
Curculionidae

Section
Onycholipini

Genus
Pseudopentarthrum

Species
glabrum

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Neopentarthrum glabrum Van Dyke, 1953, fide Peck (2006)

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Española, Pinta, San Cristóbal

References

Franz, H. (1978) Erster Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Bodenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Entomol. Blätter 74(1-2): 55-66.
Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
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.
Van Dyke, E.C. (1953) The Coleoptera of the Galapagos Islands. Occasional Papers of the California Academy of Sciences 22: 1-181.

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