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Nabis galapagoensis Kerzhner, 1968

Predator on insects; humid forest to pampa zone; January-December.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Heteroptera

Superfamily
Cimicoidea

Family
Nabidae

Genus
Nabis

Species
galapagoensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Froeschner, R.C. (1985) Synopsis of the Heteroptera or True Bugs of the Galápagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 407: 1-84.
  • Kerzhner, I.M. (1968) Insects of the Galápagos Islands (Heteroptera, Nabidae). Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Forth Series 36(4): 85-91.
  • Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
  • 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.
  • Volpi, L. N. Coscaron, M. D. C. (2010) Catalog of Nabidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) for the Neotropical Region. Zootaxa, 2513(1), 50-68.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Nabis galapagoensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11192. Accessed 2 November 2026.