Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Engytatus modestus
chinche, Tomato bug
Phytophagous on Solanaceae; host plants: tomatoes, potatoes, under Portulaca; arid to humid forest and agriculture zones; at lights; February-July.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Heteroptera
Superfamily
Miroidea
Family
Miridae
Section
Dicyphini
Genus
Engytatus
Species
modestus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Engytatus geniculata
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1991
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Fernandina, Floreana, Isabela, Pinzon, Santa Cruz, Santiago
- Peck, S.B. Heraty, J., Landry, B. & Sinclair, B.J. (1998) Introduced insect fauna of an oceanic archipelago: The Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Am. Entomol. 44: 218-237.
- Peck, S.B. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Engytatus modestus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11158. Accessed 2 November 2026.