Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Psyllobora bisigma
Mariquita, Ladybird beetle
Predator; arid to pampa forest zones; January–February; sweeping, malaise, FIT, at lights.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Cucujoidea
Family
Coccinellidae
Section
Halyziini
Genus
Psyllobora
Species
bisigma
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Fernandina, Isabela, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- 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.
- Peñaherrera-Romero, E. Guerrero-Campoverde, A., Rueda-Rodríguez, M.P., Dávila-Játiva, M., Die-Morejón, D., Domínguez-Trujillo, M., Guerrero-Molina, T.,Vélez-Darquea, E., Cisneros-Heredia, D.F (2024) Ladybird Beetle Diversity in Natural and Human-Modified Habitats in the San Cristóbal Island, Galapagos, Ecuador. Insects, 15, 725. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15090725
- 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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"Galapagos Species Database, Psyllobora bisigma", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6858. Accessed 31 October 2026.