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Burrowing bug

Adrisa erichsoni

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Description:

Interesting bug about 8mm long; large scutellum; shiny black elytra with slight venation; a pale section at the rear; Very spiny and hairy legs.

Habitat:

Exploring the crevices in a timber retaining wall in a suburban back yard.

Notes:

Quite speedy and purposeful in it's explorations. http://bie.ala.org.au/species/Adrisa+eri... order: HEMIPTERA suborder: HETEROPTERA infraorder: PENTATOMOMORPHA superfamily: PENTATOMOIDEA family: CYDNIDAE subfamily: Cydninae tribe: Geotomini Thanks Jopy for direction and Martin for the ID.

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MartinL
MartinL 10 years ago
Burrowing bug
Adrisa erichsoni http://morwellnp.pangaean.net/cgi-bin/show_species.cgi?find_this=Adrisa%20erichsoni&image_letter=&show_image=../images/half_size/Adrisa_erichsoni_half&show_date=2008-12-27&show_caption=Adrisa%20erichsoni%20Burrowing%20Bug


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2 Comments

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Mark Ridgway
Mark Ridgway 10 years ago

Hey thanks for that Jopy. So it is a real bug - no wonder it looked somewhat like the shield bugs. A new group to read about.

Jopy
Jopy 10 years ago

Hi, Mark, this is some kind of Burrower bug, family Cydnidae, hope I helped :)

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Mark Ridgway
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Mark Ridgway

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Spotted on Sep 23, 2013
Submitted on Sep 23, 2013

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