Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Roca-Cusachs, Marcos
• Kment, Petr

Titel

Joppeicus paradoxus (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Joppeicidae): a new alien species in the European Union?

Ist Teil von

• Zootaxa, 2022-10, Vol.5195 (3), p.256-266

Ort / Verlag

New Zealand

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Joppeicus paradoxus Puton, 1881 is the only representative of the family Joppeicidae. This tiny predaceous bug of around 3 mm long has a resemblance to members of the family Anthocoridae sensu lato. Herein we present an up-to-date distribution of the species, recording it for the first time in the Canary Islands (Fuerteventura Island) and in Yemen (Socotra Island). We provide pictures of the dorsal and lateral habitus of the species and discuss its current distribution. The collection circumstances suggest probably native occurrence in Socotra, but in Fuerteventura it was found in an urban environment with a fair chance it was introduced due to human activity. Details on the types of J. paradoxus are also provided.