Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Amblygnathus obscuricornis G.R. Waterhouse, 1845, fide Peck (2006)

Origin: Endemic

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

Distribution: Fernandina, Isabela, Pinzón, Rábida, Santa Fé, Santa Cruz, Santiago, Seymour

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