New records of Heteroptera from the Canary Islands (Spain), XVII

www.aegaweb.com/arquivos_entomoloxicos ISSN: 1989-6581 van der Heyden (2025) ARQUIVOS ENTOMOLÓXICOS, 32: 231-232 231 New records of Heteroptera from the Canary Islands (Spain), XVII Torsten van der Heyden Immenweide 83. 22523 Hamburg (GERMANY). e-mail: [email protected] Abstract: The first record of Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857 (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) on the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands, Spain) is presented. The known distribution of the species in the Canary archipelago is summarised. Key words: Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Zelus renardii, invasive species, first record, distribution, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain. Resumen: Nuevas citas de Heteroptera de las Islas Canarias (España), XVII. Se presenta la primera cita de Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857 (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) en la isla de La Gomera (Islas Canarias, España). Se resume la distribución conocida de la especie en el archipiélago canario. Palabras clave: Heteroptera, Reduviidae, Zelus renardii, especie invasora, primera cita, distribución, La Gomera, Islas Canarias, España. Recibido: 16 de marzo de 2025 Publicado on-line: 3 de abril de 2025 Aceptado: 23 de marzo de 2025 So far, the invasive Nearctic assessin bug species Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857 (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) has been reported from the following islands of the Canary archipelago (Spain): Tenerife (BAENA & SANTOS, 2021; VAN DER HEYDEN, 2022), Lanzarote (VAN DER HEYDEN, 2023a), Fuerteventura (VAN DER HEYDEN, 2023b) and Gran Canaria (VAN DER HEYDEN, 2023c). Herein, the first record of Z. renardii on the island of La Gomera is presented: On 01-03-2025, an adult specimen (Fig. 1) was found in Tecina (coordinates: 28.0347639508, -17.1875558048), located in the municipality of Alajeró at the southern coast of the island. Five related photos were uploaded to the online database iNaturalist (see here). Acknowledgements I like to thank Carlos Gopar Hernández for allowing me to use his photo of Z. renardii to illustrate this note. References BAENA, M. & SANTOS, S. 2021. Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857, primera cita en las Islas Canarias (Hemiptera, Reduviidae). Revista gaditana de Entomología, XII: 131-135. VAN DER HEYDEN, T. 2022. Confirmation of the presence of Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857 (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) on the Canary Islands (Spain). Arquivos Entomolóxicos, 25: 51. VAN DER HEYDEN, T. 2023a. New records of Heteroptera from the Canary Islands (Spain), IV. Arquivos Entomolóxicos, 26: 183-184. van der Heyden (2025): New records of Heteroptera from the Canary Islands (Spain), XVII 232 VAN DER HEYDEN, T. 2023b. New records of Heteroptera from the Canary Islands (Spain), VI. Arquivos Entomolóxicos, 27: 27-28. VAN DER HEYDEN, T. 2023c. New records of Heteroptera from the Canary Islands (Spain), VII. Arquivos Entomolóxicos, 27: 81-82. Fig. 1.– Adult specimen of Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857, Tecina, La Gomera, Canary Islands, Spain. (Photo: Carlos Gopar Hernández). 1