HeteropteraHeteroptera Index Hyocephalus aprugnus Ippatha australiensis Leptocoris Mictis profana (Crusader Bug) Reduviidae Assassin Bugs
— see Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies
This Pentatomoid Bug, belongs to the family Aphylidae, and are a small bug that is endemic to Australia. Also commonly known as a Shield Bug.
Having been rescued from a swimming pool in Alice Springs, the Pentatomoid Bug flexed the transparent wings from under the elytra (most likely to dry them off).
- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Hexapoda
- Class: Insecta
- Informal: Pterygotes
- Order: Hemiptera
- Suborder: Heteroptera
- Infraorder: Pentatomomorpha
- Superfamily: Pentatomoidea
- Family: Aphylidae
Footnote & References
- Many thanks to Kimberi Pullen for ID, member of Australasian Beetles Only, https://www.facebook.com/groups/1180404322409639/
- APHYLIDAE, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/31191f5d-ac00-4983-bd2d-1236992345b3
- Family Aphylidae, iNaturalistAU, https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/taxa/464661-Aphylidae
HeteropteraHeteroptera Index Hyocephalus aprugnus Ippatha australiensis Leptocoris Mictis profana (Crusader Bug) Reduviidae Assassin Bugs
InsectsBees Beetles Blattodea Butterflies Coleoptera Cicada Crabronidae Diptera Dragonflies & Damselflies Formicidae Hemiptera Heteroptera Moths Orthoptera Orthopteroid Processionary Caterpillar Stink Bugs, Shield Bugs and Allies Wasps Water Scorpion (Laccotrephes tristis) Witchetty Grub