Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Polymerus vegatus
Phytophagous?; arid to pampa zones; host plants: Jaegeria hirta, Portulaca apecies; January-June.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Hemiptera
Suborder
Heteroptera
Superfamily
Miroidea
Family
Miridae
Section
Mirini
Genus
Polymerus
Species
vegatus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Polymerus nigritulus Walker, 1873, fide Peck (2001)
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Linsley, E.G. Usinger, R.L. (1966) Insects of the Galápagos Islands. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences Fourth Series 33(7): 113-196.
- 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.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Polymerus vegatus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=6831. Accessed 3 November 2026.