Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Dicranocephalus insularis (Dallas, 1852); Syn.: Dicranocephalus insularis (Dallas, 1852); Dicranocephalus bianchii (Jakovlev) 1902: 203; Landsbury 1965: 72; Moulet 1994: 362.Stenocephalus insularis Dallas 1852: 482. Synonymized by Moulet 1994: 362. Dicranocephalus insularis: Peck 2001: 261.

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 1835

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Stowaway

Subpathway: Hitchhiker on boats

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Lesser concern

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

• 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. (2001) Smaller Orders of Insects of the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador: Evolution, Ecology, and Diversity. NRC Research Press, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, 278 pp.
• Yuan, Yao-Wu Mabberley, D., Steane, D. A., Olmstead, R. (2010) Further disintegration and redefinition of Clerodendrum (Lamiaceae): Implications for the understanding of the evolution of an intriguing breeding strategy TAXON 59 (1) • February 2010: 125–133