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Physorhinus quirsfeldi (Mutchler, 1938)

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Physorhinus quirsfeldi Santa Cruz Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 5384). Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.
Physorhinus quirsfeldi Santa Cruz Island. Specimen housed in the ICCDRS collection (ICCDRS 5384). Photo: María Sol Herrera, CDF, 2024.

Adults omnivorous, larvae carnivorous; arid zone; February, April–June, September, October; at lights.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Elateroidea

Family
Elateridae

Section
Ampedini

Genus
Physorhinus

Species
quirsfeldi

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Physorhinus dichroa Van Dyke, 1953, fide Peck (2006), Anchastus quirsfeldi Mutchler, 1938

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Isabela, Pinzón, Santa Cruz

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.
  • 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.
  • Parkin, P. Parkin D.T., Ewing, A.W. & Ford, H.A. (1972) A report on the arthropods collected by the Edinburgh University Galapagos Islands Expedition, 1968. The Pan-pacific Entomologist 48: 100-107.
  • 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, Physorhinus quirsfeldi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6875. Accessed 31 October 2026.