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Family Aradidae - Flat Bugs

Aneurus fiskei Heidemann - Aneurus fiskei

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)

Explanation of Names

Aradidae Spinola 1837

Numbers

~130 spp. (>⅔ of which are in Aradus) in 13 genera in our area, arranged in 5 subfamilies(1)(2); close to 2,000 spp. in 230 genera of 8 subfamilies worldwide(3)

Overview of our fauna (* –taxa not yet in the guide)

Family ARADIDAE

Subfamily Aneurinae Aneurus · Iralunelus

Subfamily Aradinae Aradus · Quilnus

Subfamily Calisiinae Calisius

Subfamily Carventinae Acaricoris · Neoproxius

Subfamily Mezirinae Aphleboderrhis · Brachyrhynchus(4) · Mezira · Nannium · Neuroctenus · Notapictinus

Size

3‒20 mm (our spp. ≤11 mm)

Identification

Key to genera and the commonest eastern spp. in (5) • to northern spp., in (6) • to Michigan spp., in (7)

Many nw. species imaged at (8)

somewhat helpful key to genera spread via human agency in (9)

Range

worldwide; most diverse in Australia(3)

Habitat

mostly under bark, on fallen logs & tree limbs, bracket fungi; some smaller forms in leaf litter

Food

Mycelia or fruiting bodies of wood-rotting fungi(3)

Life Cycle

many bark-dwelling spp. are gregarious(3)

Remarks

mouthparts at rest coiled inside the head

Print References

(10)(11)(12)(13)

Works Cited

1.	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.

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

3.	Zoological catalogue of Australia: Hemiptera: Heteroptera (Pentatomomorpha) Cassis G., Gross G.F. 2002. CSIRO Publishing, 751 pp.

4.	New Florida and United States Heteropteran records (Hemiptera: Aradidae, Coreidae, Miridae) Henry T.J., White C.E., Halbert S.E. 2021. Proc. Ent. Soc. Wash. 123: 538-550.

5.	How to Know the True Bugs Slater, James A., and Baranowski, Richard M. 1978. Wm. C. Brown Company.

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

7.	A synopsis of the Flat Bugs (Heteroptera: Aradidae) of Michigan Swanson D.R. 2020. Great Lakes Entomol. 53: 83‒104.

8.	Photo gallery of the Spencer Entomological Collection

9.	Flat Bugs (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Aradidae) intercepted at United States ports of entry Smith-Pardo A., Beucke K. 2015. Pan-Pac. Entomol. 91: 58‒81.

10.	Aradidae (Heteroptera) new to North America and Canada, with some additional provincial and state records for Canada and the USA Heiss E., Scudder G.G.E. 2019. Linzer biol. Beitr. 51: 821‒829.

11.	New state records for some flat bugs (Heteroptera: Aradidae) of the United States Swanson D.R. 2020. Great Lakes Entomol. 53: 105‒108.

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

13.	Aradidae (Hemiptera: Heteroptera) emergent from coarse and fine woody debris in Louisiana Ferro M.L., Swanson D.R., Ulyshen M.D. 2023.

Contributed by Cotinis on 27 December, 2004 - 4:51am
Additional contributions by Stephen_WV, Mike Quinn, Boris Bueche, v belov, Marci Hess
Last updated 3 April, 2024 - 2:48pm

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