The Canary Archipelago is home to two species of obligately cavernicolous assassin bugs of the genus Collartida Villiers, 1949 (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Reduviidae: Emesinae: Collartidini). These species are highly adapted for cave life, being blind and wingless. In the present study, we describe a new species of the genus, C. phantasma sp. nov. from the Federica mine in Gran Canaria. C. phantasma sp. nov. differs from the other two Collartida species found in the Canary Archipelago in that the male is fully winged, the female is wingless, and both sexes have well-developed eyes. We provide information regarding the new species habitat, its taxonomic affinities, and its ability to fly.

Departamento de Biologa Animal Edafologa y Geologa Facultad de Ciencias Universidad de La Laguna 38206 La Laguna Spain 6 Island Ecology and Evolution Research Group Instituto de Productos Naturales y Agrobiologa 38206 La Laguna Spain

Moravian Museum Department of Entomology Hviezdoslavova 29a Brno CZ 627 00 Czech Republic 4

Oxford University Museum of Natural History University of Oxford OX1 3SZ UK

Sociedad Entomolgica Canaria Melansis C Guaydil 3 1A 35016 Las Palmas de Gran Canaria Spain

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