Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » True Bugs, Cicadas, Hoppers, Aphids and Allies (Hemiptera) » True Bugs (Heteroptera) » Litter Bugs (Dipsocoromorpha) » Ceratocombidae

Family Ceratocombidae

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 Dipsocoromorpha (Litter Bugs)

Family Ceratocombidae

Explanation of Names

Ceratocombidae Fieber 1861

Numbers

4 spp. in 2 genera in our area, >50 spp. in 8 genera worldwide(1)

Size

0.75‒1.7 mm(2)

Identification

Antennomeres 3 and 4 hairy or bristle-covered

Range

mostly tropical(1); in our area, TBA

Habitat

under litter along water margins(2)

Works Cited

1.	Biodiversity of the Heteroptera Henry T.J. 2009. In: Foottit R.G., Adler P.H., eds. Insect biodiversity: Science and society. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell: 223−263.

2.	American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico Ross H. Arnett. 2000. CRC Press.

Contributed by Jim McClarin on 6 December, 2006 - 4:14pm
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 9 October, 2023 - 12:53pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2025 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by: