Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Xyletinus leleupi
escarabajo
Scavenger in dry wood or plant matter?; arid zone; January–May, October–December; at lights, sweeping, FIT, malaise.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Suborder
Polyphaga
Superfamily
Bostrichoidea
Family
Anobiidae
Section
Xyletinini
Genus
Xyletinus
Species
leleupi
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Floreana, Genovesa, Isabela, Pinta, Rábida, Santa Cruz
- 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.
- Español F. (1976) Coleopteros Anobiidae de las îslas Galápagos. Mission Zoologique Belge aux iles Galápagos et en Ecuador (N. et J. Leieup, 1964-1965) 3: 293-314.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Xyletinus leleupi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=7064. Accessed 9 May 2025.