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Subfamily Carventinae

Flat Bug - Neoproxius gypsatus Flat Bug - Neoproxius gypsatus Acaricoris sp. - Acaricoris - female Acaricoris sp. - Acaricoris ignotus Acaricoris ignotus extra lumpy aradid - Neoproxius - female extra lumpy aradid - Neoproxius
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 Carventinae
Explanation of Names
Carventinae Usinger 1950
Numbers
4 spp. in 2 genera in our area(1), >250 spp. in ~60 genera total(2)
Range
worldwide, by far more diverse in the tropics(2); in our area, se. US (GA-FL to AR-TX)(1)
Habitat
in the US, almost exclusively from Berlese or litter samples (much unlike other aradids that typically live under bark)(1)