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Antiteuchus tripterus (Fabricius,1787)

Collected in an inventory of invertebrates in Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Heteroptera

Superfamily
Pentatomoidea

Family
Pentatomidae

Genus
Antiteuchus

Species
tripterus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2006

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

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

Distribution: Santa Cruz

References

Lincango, M. P. Mieles, A., Lomas, E., Betancourt, L. (2007) Invertebrados Terrestres de Puerto Ayora, Santa Cruz - Galápagos. Informe técnico Fundación Charles Darwin 29 pp

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"Galapagos Species Database, Antiteuchus tripterus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16341. Accessed 2 November 2026.