Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Xyleborinus saxesenii
escarabajo
Herbivore, in wood, feeding on fungi; arid to humid forest and pampa zones; January–June; at lights and FITs.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Curculionoidea
Family
Curculionidae
Section
Dryocoetini
Genus
Xyleborinus
Species
saxesenii
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1996
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: In wood/construction material
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Isabela, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Bright, D.E. Peck, S.B. (1998) Scolytidae from the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador, with Descriptions of Four New Species, New Distribution Records, and a Key to Species (Coleoptera: Scolytidae). Koleopterol. Rundschau 68: 233-252.
- 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, Xyleborinus saxesenii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7056. Accessed 3 November 2026.