Genus Neuroctenus

Classification · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Identification · Range · Works Cited

Black Plant Bug? - Neuroctenus pseudonymus

Flat Bug - Mezirinae? - Neuroctenus pseudonymus

Neuroctenus - Neuroctenus elongatus - female

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 Mezirinae

Genus Neuroctenus

Explanation of Names

Neuroctenus Fieber 1860

Numbers

6 spp. in our area(1), ~180 total(2)

Identification

key to spp. in (3), one additional specied described subsequently (from TX)(4)

Range

cosmopolitan, mostly tropical(2)

Works Cited

1.	Taylor S. (2002-2011) Aradidae (Flatbugs)

2.	Australian Faunal Directory

3.	Records and descriptions of North American and Oriental Aradidae (Hemiptera) Kormilev N.A. 1982. Wasmann J. Biol. 40: 1-17.

4.	Two new Flat Bug species from North America (Heteroptera: Aradidae) Vásárhelyi T. 1994. J. N.Y. Ent. Soc. 102: 86‒90.

Contributed by Stephen_WV on 20 May, 2005 - 6:26am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov
Last updated 28 March, 2024 - 7:32pm

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