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Charles Darwin Foundation Galapagos Species Checklist


Ammophorus laevis

Van Dyke, 1953

Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Division Arthropoda
Class Insecta
Order Coleoptera
Suborder Polyphaga
Superfamily Tenebrionoidea
Family Tenebrionidae
Subfamily Pimeliinae
Seccion Nyctoporini
Genus Ammophorus

Ammophorus laevis  Van Dyke, 1953

 

Taxonomic Comments: Syn.: A. galapagoensis laevis, CAS type 7391, A. franzi Kaszab, 1977, fide Peck (2006)

Comments: Scavenger; humid forest and pampa zones; February, April–July; in moss and fern litter; evergreen shrub litter.

Name Status: Accepted name; taxon occurs in Galapagos.

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Distribution

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Regions: San Cristóbal.

Distribution Comments: San Cristóbal

Please be aware that this distribution map is automatically generated from database records (CDF and external specimens, literature records, and observations) and may not accurately reflect the currently-known distribution for all species.

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