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Heza ephippium Lichtenstein, 1797

Heza ephippium Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz Island. Photo: Jeremy Squire, CDF, 2024.
Heza ephippium Los Gemelos, Santa Cruz Island. Photo: Jeremy Squire, CDF, 2024.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Animalia

Phylum
Arthropoda

Class
Insecta

Order
Hemiptera

Suborder
Heteroptera

Superfamily
Reduvoidea

Family
Reduviidae

Genus
Heza

Species
ephippium

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2001

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: San Cristóbal, Santa Cruz.

References

  • 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.

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