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Microtechnites bractatus (Say, 1832)

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Heteroptera

Superfamily
Miroidea

Family
Miridae

Genus
Microtechnites

Species
bractatus

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Halticus bractatus (Say, 1832); Tatarnic & Cassis (2012) removed Microtechnites from synonymy with Halticus and reinstated it to generic status. In addition, Cafayatina is established as a junior synonym of Microtechnites.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2000

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

  • Tatarnic, N.J. Cassis, G. (2012) The Halticini of the world (Insecta: Heteroptera: Miridae: Orthotylinae): generic reclassification, phylogeny, and host plant associations Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 164, 558–658.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Microtechnites bractatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=18516. Accessed 3 November 2026.