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van der Heyden (2023)
ARQUIVOS ENTOMOLÓXICOS, 26: 101-104
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NOTA / NOTE
New records of Heteroptera from the Canary Islands (Spain), I
Torsten van der Heyden
Immenweide 83. 22523 Hamburg (GERMANY). e-mail: tmvdh@web.de
Abstract: In addition to recently published checklists and single records of Heteroptera from the Canary Islands, new
records of Leptoglossus gonagra (Fabricius, 1775) (Heteroptera: Coreidae), Beosus maritimus (Scopoli, 1763)
(Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae), Eurydema lundbladi Lindberg, 1960 and Piezodorus teretipes (Stål, 1865)
(Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) are reported. A comment on the presence of Nariscus spinosus (Burmeister, 1835)
(Heteroptera: Alydidae) on the island of Fuerteventura is also included.
Key words: Heteroptera, Beosus maritimus, Eurydema lundbladi, Leptoglossus gonagra, Piezodorus teretipes, new
records, distribution, Canary Islands, Spain.
Resumen: Nuevas citas de Heteroptera de las Islas Canarias (España), I. Como complemento a listas y citas aisladas
de Heteroptera de las Islas Canarias recientemente publicadas, se presentan nuevos registros de Leptoglossus gonagra
(Fabricius, 1775) (Heteroptera: Coreidae), Beosus maritimus (Scopoli, 1763) (Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae),
Eurydema lundbladi Lindberg, 1960 y Piezodorus teretipes (Stål, 1865) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae). También se incluye
un comentario sobre la presencia de Nariscus spinosus (Burmeister, 1835) (Heteroptera: Alydidae) en la isla de
Fuerteventura.
Palabras clave: Heteroptera, Beosus maritimus, Eurydema lundbladi, Leptoglossus gonagra, Piezodorus teretipes, nuevas
citas, distribución, Islas Canarias, España.
Recibido: 6 de marzo de 2023 Publicado on-line: 19 de marzo de 2023
Aceptado: 12 de marzo de 2023
Within the last two decades, various updated checklists of the Heteroptera of the Canary Islands were
published (AUKEMA et al., 2006, 2013; ROCA-CUSACHS et al., 2020). Since then, several new records
for the archipelago or at least for specific islands have been reported (RIEGER, 2020; BAENA &
SANTOS, 2021; DIOLI et al., 2021; VAN DER HEYDEN, 2023). In this note, more new records are
reported in addition to the above mentioned publications.
Leptoglossus gonagra (Fabricius, 1775) (Heteroptera: Coreidae) was reported by AUKEMA et al. (2006,
2013) for the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria. ROCA-CUSACHS et al. (2020) added the island of
La Palma to the list of its distribution on the Canary Islands. Recently, L. gonagra was found on the
island of El Hierro: On 21-11-2022, an adult specimen was photographed near the Pozo de Las Calcosas
in the northern part of the island (Fig. 1). Photos of the specimen were uploaded to the online database
iNaturalist (see here and here).
AUKEMA et al. (2006, 2013) and ROCA-CUSACHS et al. (2020) reported Beosus maritimus (Scopoli,
1763) (Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae) for the islands of El Hierro, La Palma, La Gomera, Tenerife and
Gran Canaria. The presence of B. maritimus on the island of Fuerteventura can be added to this list: On
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27-01-2019, four specimens were found in Geafond, located south of Corralejo in the northern part of
the island. Photos of one specimen were uploaded to the online database iNaturalist (see here).
Eurydema lundbladi Lindberg, 1960 (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) was reported by AUKEMA et al. (2006,
2013) and ROCA-CUSACHS et al. (2020) for the islands of La Palma and Tenerife. The species was
found on the island of Gran Canaria, too: On 06-07-2019, an adult specimen of E. lundbladi was
photographed in Cuesta de los Alvarados, located between Santa Brígida and Tafira Alta in the
northeastern part of the island (Fig. 2). Photos of the specimen were uploaded to the online database
iNaturalist (see here).
Piezodorus teretipes (Stål, 1865) (Heteroptera: Pentatomidae) was reported by AUKEMA et al. (2006,
2013) for the islands of La Gomera, Fuerteventura and Lanzarote. ROCA-CUSACHS et al. (2020) added
the island of La Palma to the list of its distribution on the Canary Islands. The species is present on the
islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria, too: On 28-01-2014, 30-10-2022 and 12-11-2022, adult specimens
of P. teretipes were found in several locations on Tenerife: in Los Gigantes, in Puertito de Güímar (Fig.
3) and in Mesa del Mar. Photos of the found specimens were uploaded to the online database iNaturalist
(see here, here and here). Furthermore, on 28-10-2022 an adult specimen of P. teretipes was found in
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, the capital of the province. Photos of the specimen were uploaded to the
online database iNaturalist (see here).
DIOLI et al. (2021) reported a record of Nariscus spinosus (Burmeister, 1835) (Heteroptera: Alydidae)
from Gran Canaria, stating that it was the first one of this species for the Canary Islands.
Furthermore, VAN DER HEYDEN (2022) reported a record of N. spinosus from Fuerteventura as the
first one for that island. Both statements are incorrect as the first record of N. spinosus for
Fuerteventura, and thus for the entire archipelago, had previously been reported by RIEGER (2020),
based on one specimen collected in 2012.
Acknowledgements
I like to thank Amanhuy Duque Hernández, Ferran Garcia Marí and Xabier Remirez Perea for allowing
me to use their photos to illustrate this note.
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Fig. 1.- Specimen of Leptoglossus gonagra (Fabricius, 1775), near the Pozo de Las Calcosas, El Hierro, Canary Islands, Spain.
(Photo: Ferran Garcia Marí).
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Fig. 2.- Specimen of Eurydema lundbladi Lindberg,
1960, Cuesta de los Alvarados, Gran Canaria,
Canary Islands, Spain. (Photo: Xabier Remirez
Perea).
Fig. 3.- Specimen of Piezodorus teretipes (Stål,
1865), Puertito de Güímar, Tenerife, Canary
Islands, Spain. (Photo: Amanhuy Duque Hernández).
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