Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Trichocorixa beebei
Water Boatman
Mostly phytophagous (on algae or diatoms); aquatic; February, May.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Heteroptera
Superfamily
Corixoidea
Family
Corixidae
Genus
Trichocorixa
Species
beebei
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Froeschner, R.C. (1985) Synopsis of the Heteroptera or True Bugs of the Galápagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 407: 1-84.
- Gerecke, R. Peck, S.B. & Pehofer, H.E. (1995) The invertebrate fauna of the inland waters of the Galápagos Archipelago (Ecuador) - a limnological and zoogeographical summary. Arch. Hydrobiol./ Suppl. 107(2): 113-147.
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Trichocorixa beebei", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7024. Accessed 5 June 2026.