Thaumastocoris peregrinus(THMCPE)
Distribution details in Spain
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated
2025: Present, no details
First recorded in: 2014
First recorded in: 2014
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 and Tenerife (Islas Canarias, respectively van der Heyden, 2023 and van der Heyden, 2025).
Also found in Madrid (Costas et al., 2020), and Andalucia (Pérez-Gómez et al., 2020).
Also in Gran Canaria and Tenerife (Islas Canarias, respectively van der Heyden, 2023 and van der Heyden, 2025).
* 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).
* van der Heyden T (2025) New records of Heteroptera from the Canary Islands (Spain), XXIII. – Arquivos Entomolóxicos 33, 203-204. https://www.aegaweb.com/arquivos_entomoloxicos/ae33_2025_van_der_heyden_new_records_heteroptera_canary_islands_note23.pdf
------- Tenerife.
* 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.
* 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).
* van der Heyden T (2025) New records of Heteroptera from the Canary Islands (Spain), XXIII. – Arquivos Entomolóxicos 33, 203-204. https://www.aegaweb.com/arquivos_entomoloxicos/ae33_2025_van_der_heyden_new_records_heteroptera_canary_islands_note23.pdf
------- Tenerife.
* 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.
| Country | State | Status | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gibraltar | Present, no details | ||
| Portugal | Present, restricted distribution |