Cardiastethus fasciiventris (Garbiglietti, 1869) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) finally confirmed in Poland

<ns3:p>Cardiastethus fasciiventris (Garbiglietti, 1869) (Heteroptera: Anthocoridae) is a Mediterranean-Atlantic species, known to inhabit a wide range of host plants, primarily conifers, and is of economic importance as a biocontrol agent. The species was reported for the first time from Poland by Péricart in 1972 and was subsequently included in the Polish heteropteran checklist. However, we consider this record questionable, and the origin of the specimen on which the claim was based, unclear. Other reports of this species from Poland have been found to be misidentifications. Therefore, we provide the first confirmed record of this species in Poland. On the 20th of June 2022, a male specimen was collected in Wrocław-Maślice, Lower Silesia, during light trapping. We also list eleven other heteropteran species collected at this site. The presented record of Cardiastethus fasciiventris represents the northeasternmost known locality for the species in Europe. The increase in Central European records suggests an ongoing range expansion, potentially facilitated by climate change.</ns3:p>