Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Stomion genovesa
Escarabajo tenebriónido, Darkling beetle
Earlier references to other species from Genovesa are in error. Littoral and arid zones; February, March, April, June; in litter, dung, carrion, bottle traps, FIT.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea
Family
Tenebrionidae
Section
Trimytini
Genus
Stomion
Species
genovesa
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Genovesa
- Finston, T.L. Peck, S.B. (2004) Speciation in Darwin´s darklings: taxonomy and evolution of Stomion beetles in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador (Insecta: Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 141: 135-152.
- 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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Stomion genovesa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6959. Accessed 3 April 2026.