EPPO Global Database

Thaumastocoris peregrinus(THMCPE)

Distribution details in Spain

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2023: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2014
Comments
First found in 2014 in Barbaño, provincia de Badajoz (Extremadura).

Also found in Madrid (Costas et al., 2020), and Andalucia (Pérez-Gómez et al., 2020).

Also in Gran Canaria (Islas Canarias, van der Heyden, 2023).
References
* Costas A, Vázquez MA, López T (2020) Confirmación de la presencia de la chinche exótica invasora Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé, 2006 (Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae) en la Comunidad de Madrid (España). Arquivos Entomoloxicos 22, 11-16 (in Spanish).

* Pérez-Gómez A, Sánchez I, Baena M (2020) [New records of alien hemiptera (Insecta: Hemiptera) in Andalusia (South of Spain)]. Revista de la Sociedad Gaditana de Historia Natural 14, 9-19 (in Spanish).
------- Andalucia (in the provinces of Cadiz, Cordoba, Huelva, Malaga, Sevilla).

* van der Heyden (2023) First record of Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé, 2006 (Heteroptera: Thaumastocoridae) from the Canary Islands (Spain). Arquivos Entomoloxicos 26, 11. https://www.aegaweb.com/arquivos_entomoloxicos/ae26_2023_van_der_heyden_first_record_thaumastocoris_peregrinus_canary_islands_spain.pdf
------- One adult specimen photographed in Gran Canaria (Islas Canarias).

* Vivas L, Crespo J, Jacinto V (2015) [First record of the invasive species Thaumastocoris peregrinus Carpintero & Dellapé, 2006 in Spain and new data for Portugal (Hemiptera: Thaumastocoridae)]. BV news Publications Cientificas, 4 (48), 30-35 (in Spanish).
------- Madrid.
Situation in neighbouring countries
Country State Status
Gibraltar Present, no details view...
Portugal Present, restricted distribution view...