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Burrowing bug

Adrisa erichsoni

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

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+erichsoni#

order: HEMIPTERA
suborder: HETEROPTERA
infraorder: PENTATOMOMORPHA
superfamily: PENTATOMOIDEA
family: CYDNIDAE
subfamily: Cydninae
tribe: Geotomini

Thanks Jopy for direction and Martin for the ID.

Reference Links:

http://morwellnp.pangaean.net/cgi-bin/show_species.cgi?find_this=Adrisa%20erich…

Species ID Suggestions

Burrowing bug

Adrisa erichsoni

Reference Link
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Comments (2)
Mark Ridgway
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
Hi, Mark, this is some kind of Burrower bug, family Cydnidae, hope I helped :)

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