First report of the non-native webspinner Embia cf. savignyi Westwood, 1837 (Embioptera: Embiidae) in the Canary Islands with descriptions of its cytogenetic and morphological characteristics
2021
Abstract
Specimens of webspinners found on Fuerteventura Island (one of the Canary Islands) were provisionally identified as Embia cf. savignyi Westwood, 1837 (Embioptera: Embiidae). Embia savignyi is native to northeastern Africa and the population reported from the Canary Islands is introduced.
The report provides location data, photographs of specimens, a description of cytogenetic characteristics, a DNA barcode, and a description of the morphological intrapopulation variability. A morphologically based identification key for Canary Island webspinners, composed of three alien species, is also provided.