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Euschistus strenuus Stål 1862

Collected on a tourist boat anchored at Genovesa Island. Found in very large numbers.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Heteroptera

Superfamily
Pentatomoidea

Family
Pentatomidae

Genus
Euschistus

Species
strenuus

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2023

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: Genovesa

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"Galapagos Species Database, Euschistus strenuus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=25248. Accessed 9 June 2026.