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van der Heyden (2023)
ARQUIVOS ENTOMOLÓXICOS, 26: 11
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NOTA BREVE / SHORT NOTE
First record of Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé,
2006 (Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae) from the Canary Islands
(Spain)
Torsten van der Heyden
Immenweide 83. 22523 Hamburg (GERMANY). e-mail: tmvdh@web.de
Key words: Heteroptera, Thaumastocoridae, Thaumastocoris peregrinus, Gran Canaria, Canary Islands, Spain.
Primera cita de Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé, 2006 (Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae) de las
Islas Canarias (España)
Palabras clave: Heteroptera, Thaumastocoridae, Thaumastocoris peregrinus, Gran Canaria, Islas Canarias, España.
Recibido: 5 de enero de 2023 Publicado on-line: 16 de enero de 2023
Aceptado: 12 de enero de 2023
The Australian bronze bug Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé, 2006 (Heteroptera:
Thaumastocoridae) was described based on specimens collected in Argentina (CARPINTERO &
DELLAPÉ, 2006). The species is a serious pest of Eucalyptus sp. (Myrtaceae) and an invasive species in
Europe, where it has been reported from Albania, Italy (mainland, Sardinia, Sicily), Greece (mainland,
several islands including Crete), Malta, Portugal and Spain (VAN DER HEYDEN, 2021).
Now, the presence of T. peregrinus on the Canary Islands can be reported: On 30-12-2022, an
adult specimen was found and photographed by Merav Vonshak in the Barranco de Azuaje near Moya,
located in the north of the island of Gran Canaria. Two photos of the specimen were uploaded to the
online database iNaturalist (see here).
This finding of T. peregrinus on Gran Canaria is the first record of the species for the Canary
Islands. It might also be found on other islands of the archipelago where Eucalyptus species are
present. Due to the damages the species might cause to its host plants, further research on its
presence on the Canary Islands should be done.
Acknowledgements
I like to thank Merav Vonshak for making his finding available to the public.
References
CARPINTERO, D.L. & DELLAPÉ, P.M. 2006. A new species of Thaumastocoris Kirkaldy from Argentina
(Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae: Thaumastocorinae). Zootaxa, 1228: 61-68.
VAN DER HEYDEN, T. 2021. Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé, 2006 (Hemiptera:
Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae) has reached the Greek island of Crete. Journal of the Heteroptera of
Turkey, 3(1): 11-13.