Micrelytra fossularum (Rossi, 1790) (Heteroptera: Alydidae: Micrelytrinae: Micrelytrini) is the only species of the genus Micrelytra Laporte, 1833. The species has an Atlantic-Circum-Mediterranean distribution (HECKMANN et al., 2015; DUSOULIER, 2020; AUKEMA, 2024). So far, in Macaronesia M. fossularum has been reported from the island of Madeira (Portugal) (RIBES & HEISS, 2008; AUKEMA, 2024). Herein, the first record of M. fossularum in the Canary Islands (Spain) is reported: On 13-08- 2024, a specimen of this species was found in the village of Santa Úrsula, located in the north-western part of the island of Tenerife. A photograph of the specimen was uploaded to the online database iNaturalist (see here).

Published as part of Heyden, Torsten van der, 2024, New records of Heteroptera from the Canary Islands (Spain), XV, pp. 261-262 in Arquivos Entomolóxicos 30 on page 261, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14664713