Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pteronemobius cristobalensis
Ground Cricket
Scavenger?; Miconia and pampa zones only, 550-675 m elevation, around El Junco region; February-March
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Orthoptera
Suborder
Ensifera
Superfamily
Grylloidea
Family
Gryllidae
Genus
Pteronemobius
Species
cristobalensis
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Otte, D. Peck, S.B (1998) Crickets of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador (Orthoptera: Gryllidae: Nemobiinae and Trigonidiinae). Journal of Orthoptera Research 7: 231-240.
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Pteronemobius cristobalensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6859. Accessed 31 October 2026.