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Trogossita galapagoensis (Mutchler, 1938)

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Trogossita galapagoensis Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz Island. Photo: Jeremy Squire, CDF, 2024.
Trogossita galapagoensis Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz Island. Photo: Jeremy Squire, CDF, 2024.

Predator; arid to humid forest zones; January–July, September, December; malaise, FIT, under bark.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Coleoptera

Suborder
Polyphaga

Superfamily
Cleroidea

Family
Trogossitidae

Genus
Trogossita

Species
galapagoensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Temnochila galapagoensis Mutchler, 1938, fide Peck (2006)

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, Pinta, San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz, Santiago

References

  • Franz, H. (1985) Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Koleopterenfauna der Galapagos-Inseln. Österr. Akad. Wissensch. Mathem.-naturw. Kl., Abt. I, 194(1-5): 73-124.
  • 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.
  • Mutchler, A.J. (1938) Coleoptera from the Galapagos Islands. American Museum Novitates 981: 1-19.
  • 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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