Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910

Heyden, Torsten van der, 2023, New records of Heteroptera from the Canary Islands (Spain), VIII, Arquivos Entomolóxicos 27, pp. 99-100 : 99

Very recently, the first record of the invasive Nearctic bug species

Leptoglossus occidentalis Heidemann, 1910

(Heteroptera: Coreidae ) for the island of Gran Canaria was reported ( LUGO et al., 2023). This record was the first one for the Canary Islands.

Now, L. occidentalis can be reported from the island of La Gomera, too: On 12-11-2023, an adult specimen was found near the village of Las Rosas in the municipality of Agulo, located in the northern part of the island. A photograph of the specimen was uploaded to the online database Observation.org (see here).

VAN DER HEYDEN (2023), based on a photographic record (see here), reported Beosus maritimus (Scopoli, 1763) (Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae ) as new for the island of Fuerteventura. This report was based on a misidentification and has to be corrected: The photographs show a specimen of the very similar species Dieuches schmitzi Reuter, 1893 (Heteroptera: Rhyparochromidae ), first reported for the island of Fuerteventura by RIEGER (2020).