Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Amphiareus constrictus
Insect predator; littoral to pampa zones; March, May-July.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Heteroptera
Superfamily
Cimicoidea
Family
Anthocoridae
Section
Cardiastethini
Genus
Amphiareus
Species
constrictus
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1964
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: Lesser concern
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Santa Cruz
- Froeschner, R.C. (1985) Synopsis of the Heteroptera or True Bugs of the Galápagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 407: 1-84.
- Herring, J.L. (1966) The Anthocoridae of the Galápagos and Cocos Islands (Hemiptera). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 68(2): 127-130.
- Linsley, E.G. (1977) Insects of the Galápagos (Supplement). Occassional Papers of the Califoria Academy of Sciences 125: 1-50.
- 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, Amphiareus constrictus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11196. Accessed 2 November 2026.