Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Carvalho (1976) pointed out that Carvalho and Gagné’s (1968) record of H. chiriquinus Distant from the Galápagos Islands should be applied to M. lacteiclavus. Froeschner (1985) correctly followed Carvalho’s (1976) paper, but both Schuh (1995) and Peck (2001) overlooked this clarification and incorrectly listed H. chiriquinus from the islands. See Henry and Wilson, 2004.

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.
• Henry, T.J. Wilson, M.R. (2004) First Records of Eleven True Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from the Galápagos Islands, with Miscellaneous notes and corrections to published reports. J. New York Entomol. Soc 112(1): 75-86.
• 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.