Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857

So far, the invasive alien bug species

Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857 View in CoL

(Heteroptera: Reduviidae ), commonly known as Leafhopper Assassin Bug, has been reported from the island of Tenerife ( BAENA & SANTOS, 2021; VAN DER HEYDEN, 2022) and, very recently, from the island of Lanzarote ( VAN DER HEYDEN, 2023). The presence of the species on other islands of the Canary archipelago has been expected ( VAN DER HEYDEN, 2023).

Now, the species can be reported from the island of Fuerteventura: On 04-08-2023, an adult specimen of Z. renardii was found north of the village of Casillas de Morales, located in the centre of the island in the municipality of Antigua ( Fig. 1 View Fig ). A photo of the specimen was uploaded to the online database iNaturalist (see here).

It seems to be only a matter of time until Z. renardii will be found on other islands of the archipelago, too.