Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Stethusa dichroa
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Predator; arid to humid forest and agriculture zones; January–July, December; at lights, frequent at carrion but also at other decomposing organic materials.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Staphylinoidea
Family
Staphylinidae
Section
Athetini
Genus
Stethusa
Species
dichroa
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Atheta dichroa (Gravenhorst, 1802), fide Peck (2006)
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Baltra, Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Marchena, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- 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.
- Klimaszewski, J. Peck, S.B. (1998) A Review of Aleocharine rove beetles from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (Coleoptera: Staphylinidae, Aleocharinae). Revue Suisse de Zoologie 105(2): 221-260.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Stethusa dichroa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6954. Accessed 21 May 2025.