Bark bugs

Neuroctenus grandis

Description:

Bark bug or flat bug. This small bug is only about 5mm long and seems to have reduced wings.

Habitat:

found under the bark of a dead Acacia tree.

Notes:

There were many but they were found only near ground level. http://bugguide.net/node/view/39863 http://bugguide.net/node/view/243690/bgi... http://www.americaninsects.net/ht/neuroc... Thanks Mark for this link http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Tax... Why does BOLD not include N. handschin in its species list?

1 Species ID Suggestions

bayucca 10 years ago

Bark Bug

Neuroctenus handschini http://agspsrv34.agric.wa.gov.au/Ento/images/N_handschini.jpg

9 Comments

MartinL 9 years ago

Here are the nymphs discovered today;
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/376...

Hema Shah 10 years ago

great series.

bayucca 10 years ago

Thanks, Martin. I am glad I was not completely out of the row...

MartinL 10 years ago

Here is the reference
http://biostor.org/reference/105278

MartinL 10 years ago

I found a very detailed document with drawings of each species. There are 169 pages. On Page 41 it confirms N handschini does occur in Victoria. Therefore I am calling your ID suggestion correct. Well done.

MartinL 10 years ago

I was working from the distribution maps also. I have no images. I agree the specimens held by West Australian Agriculture Department (that would be Perth) look identical to mine. There is not much information.

bayucca 10 years ago

Do you have any pictures of the other species?? I did not found any, only reference maps. The match for Neuroctemus handschini is almost 100% ;-), but I agree, the range is different.

MartinL 10 years ago

Oh yes. That is the one. Thank you. Enjoy your lunch.
However the species seems to be either N. woodwardi or N. grandis as N handschini seems to be out of range. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:b...