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Moss Bugs
Peloridiidae
The Peloridiidae or moss bugs are a family of true bugs, comprising eighteen genera and thirty-four species. They are small, ranging in length from 2 to 4 mm, rarely seen, peculiarly lumpy, flattened bugs found in Patagonia (Argentina and Chile), New Zealand, eastern Australia, Lord Howe Island, and New Caledonia. All the Peloridiidae species are flightless, except one (Peloridium hammoniorum). Their present distribution suggests they have existed before the breakup of Gondwana, and their relation to Heteroptera...
9 branches of this family, most-observed first
Hemiodoecus
genusHemiodoecus
Hemiodoecellus
genusHemiodoecellus
Pantinia
genusPantinia
Peloridora
genusPeloridora
Howeria
genusHoweria
Peloridium
genusPeloridium
Xenophyes
genusXenophyes
Xenophysella
genusXenophysella
Oiophysa
genusOiophysa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 373116.