Species Aradus robustus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Size · Range · Habitat · Remarks · Works Cited

Dingy brown bug - Aradus robustus - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hemiptera (True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies)

Suborder Heteroptera (True Bugs)

Infraorder Pentatomomorpha

Family Aradidae (Flat Bugs)

Subfamily Aradinae

Genus Aradus

Species robustus (Aradus robustus)

Explanation of Names

Aradus robustus Uhler 1871

Size

♀ 6.3‒6.7 mm, ♂ 5.6‒6.0 mm(1)

Range

e NA (QC‒FL to NT‒MB‒TX)(2)

Habitat

Associated with Quercus(1)

Remarks

one of the most commonly collected Aradus in NA(3)

Works Cited

1.	The Aradidae of Canada (Hemiptera: Aradidae) Matsuda R. 1977. The insects and arachnids of Canada, Pt. 3. Ottawa: Agriculture Canada. 116 pp.

2.	Annotated checklist of the Aradidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) or "Flat Bugs" of Iowa Freese E., Chordas S.W. 2022. Great Lakes Entomol. 55: 110‒115.

3.	State records, confirmations, and habitats of Aradidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) from Louisiana, U.S.A. Taylor S.J., Gil S.A. 2009. Fla. Entomol. 92: 199-207.

Contributed by John F. Carr on 2 February, 2009 - 6:18pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 12 March, 2024 - 4:47pm

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