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Flat Bug

Aradus depictus

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Field Notes

Description:

Yay! A new-to-me bug on my birthday :)
This bug was sitting on the edge of a leaf after sunset. It's very flat on the top and the antennae are black and white.
Tentative ID

Habitat:

Pomelo leaf in backyard orchard. No pine or oak nearby.

Notes:

Submitted to Bug Guide. ID based on http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27141814

Reference Links:

Species Aradus depictus - BugGuide.Net

Species ID Suggestions

Flat bug

Aradus depictus

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stho002
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Comments (10)
CindyBinghamKeiser
Thank you for the link, stho002. It does seem to fit. I'll update the ID now. Thank you Lauren! Indeed. I just got lucky it was on a leaf :)
LaurenZarate
Nice find, it sure would be hard to see if it was on bark….
stho002
The original description of A. depictus fits your species, see: http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27141814 Specifically: "Scutellum black at apex ...", as opposed to uniformly dark This isn't evident in the BugGuide photos. There is bound to be some individual and/or geographical variation anyway. IMHO, A. depictus is a good ID
CindyBinghamKeiser
I've moved this back to the genus level per Bug Guide "close to A. depictus but may be new to the guide. The pale posterior half of the scutellum may be diagnostic"
CindyBinghamKeiser
LOL, I did!!!! You crack me up, Aaron ;) Thank you for the ID suggestion, stho002!
Aaron_G
All right! You found some good, legal fun! ;-)

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PublishedDecember 16, 2013

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