Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Jadera silbergliedi Froescher, 1985

Phytophagous; arid zone; host plant? Caridiospermum sp; at lights; January, March, June; December.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Heteroptera

Superfamily
Coreoidea

Family
Rhopalidae

Section
Rhopalini

Genus
Jadera

Species
silbergliedi

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Jadera sanguinolenta

Origin: Endemic

Distribution

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

References

  • 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.
  • Froeschner, R.C. (1985) Synopsis of the Heteroptera or True Bugs of the Galápagos Islands. Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 407: 1-84.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Jadera silbergliedi", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=11230. Accessed 16 July 2025.