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Stomion longicornis Van Dyke, 1953

Escarabajo tenebriónido, Darkling beetle

Scavenger; arid zone; February, May, August.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Tenebrionoidea

Family
Tenebrionidae

Section
Trimytini

Genus
Stomion

Species
longicornis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Española

References

  • Finston, T.L. Peck, S.B. (1997) Genetic differentiation and speciation in Stomion (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae): flightless beetles of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador. Biological Journal of the Linnean Society 61: 183-200.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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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