Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pterostichus insularis
escarabajo
Scavenger?; humid forest and pampa zones; March, May, August, September; under moss and rocks, in litter, dung, carrion traps, bottle traps, oatmeal pit traps, deep soil traps.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Adephaga
Family
Carabidae
Section
Pterostichini
Genus
Pterostichus
Species
insularis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Feronia insularis Boheman, 1858, fide Peck (2006)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela
- Arndt, E. Desender, K. (2002) Laboulbeniales (Ascomycota) on Carabidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) from the Galápagos Archipelago. Belg. J. Zool., 132(2): 155-164.
- Boheman, C.H. (1858) Coleoptera, species novas descripsit. In: Virgin CA, editor. 1858. Kongliga Svenska Fregatten Eugenies Resa omkring Jorden under befäl af C. A. Virgin, Zoologi.I. Insecta. Uppsala: Almovist & Wiksells Boktryckeri. p. 1–127.
- Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
- Linell, M.L. (1898) On the coleopterous insects of the Galapagos Islands. Proc. U. S. Natl. Mus. 21(1143): 249-268.
- 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.
- Mutchler, A.J. (1925) Coleoptera. From the Williams Galapagos Expedition. Zoologica 5(20): 219-240.
- 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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"Galapagos Species Database, Pterostichus insularis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6864. Accessed 4 April 2026.