Zelus renardii Kolenati 1857

So far, the invasive Nearctic assessin bug species Zelus renardii Kolenati, 1857 (Heteroptera: Reduviidae) has been reported from the following islands of the Canary archipelago (Spain): Tenerife (BAENA & SANTOS, 2021; VAN DER HEYDEN, 2022), Lanzarote (VAN DER HEYDEN, 2023a), Fuerteventura (VAN DER HEYDEN, 2023b) and Gran Canaria (VAN DER HEYDEN, 2023c). Herein, the first record of Z. renardii on the island of La Gomera is presented: On 01-03-2025, an adult specimen (Fig. 1) was found in Tecina (coordinates: 28.0347639508, -17.1875558048), located in the municipality of Alajeró at the southern coast of the island. Five related photos were uploaded to the online database iNaturalist (see here).